This Order defines key map terms and declares the geographical constituencies for a Legislative Council election, including each constituency’s name, mapped area, and number of Members.
Declaration of Geographical Constituencies (Legislative Council) Order 2007(Cap. 542, sections 18 and 19)(Enacting provision omitted—E.R. 2 of 2019)[1 January 2008](Format changes—E.R. 2 of 2019) 1. (Omitted as spent—E.R. 2 of 2019) 2. Interpretation In this Order—approved map (獲批准地圖) means a map—(a) referred to in column 4 of the Schedule; and(b) approved by the Chief Executive in Council on 16 October 2007;area code (地區代號), in relation to an area declared to be a geographical constituency in this Order, means the code—(a) specified opposite to that area in column 3 of the Schedule; and(b) coloured red in the relevant approved map and described as “Recommended 2008 Legislative Council Geographical Constituency Area Code” in the legend of that map;constituency boundary (選區分界), in relation to an area declared to be a geographical constituency in this Order, means the boundary—(a) represented in the relevant approved map by the unbroken edging coloured red delineating that area; and(b) described as “Recommended 2008 Legislative Council Geographical Constituency Area Boundary (coincides with District Boundary)” in the legend of that map. 3. Declaration of Legislative Council geographical constituencies (1) Each area named in column 2 of the Schedule and delineated on the approved map specified in column 4 of the Schedule opposite to the name of that area is declared to be a geographical constituency for the purpose of an election to elect Members for the fourth term of office of the Legislative Council.(2) The name of a geographical constituency declared under subsection (1) is specified in column 5 of the Schedule opposite to the name of the relevant area. 4. Number of Members to be returned for each geographical constituency For each geographical constituency declared under section 3, the number of Members to be returned at the general election for the fourth term of office of the Legislative Council is specified in column 6 of the Schedule opposite to the name of the constituency. Schedule [ss. 2, 3 & 4]Geographical Constituencies Item Name ofArea AreaCode Delineationof Area Name of Constituency Number of Members 1. Hong Kong Island LC1 The area delineated by the constituency boundary on the approved map identified as Plan No. LCCA/R/2008/HK and marked with the names Central & Western District, Wan Chai District, Eastern District and Southern District. Hong Kong Island 6 2. Kowloon West LC2 The area delineated by the constituency boundary on the approved map identified as Plan No. LCCA/R/2008/KLN-W&E and marked with the names Yau Tsim Mong District, Sham Shui Po District and Kowloon City District. Kowloon West 5 3. Kowloon East LC3 The area delineated by the constituency boundary on the approved map identified as Plan No. LCCA/R/2008/KLN-W&E and marked with the names Wong Tai Sin District and Kwun Tong District. Kowloon East 4 4. New Territories West LC4 The area delineated by the constituency boundary on the approved map identified as Plan No. LCCA/R/2008/NT-W and marked with the names Tsuen Wan District, Tuen Mun District, Yuen Long District, Kwai Tsing District and Islands District. New Territories West 8 5. New Territories East LC5 The area delineated by the constituency boundary on the approved map identified as Plan No. LCCA/R/2008/NT-E and marked with the names North District, Tai Po District, Sha Tin District and Sai Kung District. New Territories East 7