The Architectural, Surveying, Planning and Landscape functional constituency () is a
functional constituency in the elections for the
Legislative Council of Hong Kong
The Legislative Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, colloquially known as LegCo, is the Unicameralism, unicameral legislature of Hong Kong. It sits under People's Republic of China, China's "one country, two systems" c ...
. It was first created in 1985 as Engineering, Architectural, Surveying and Planning for the
first ever Legislative Council election in 1985 as one of the original 12 functional constituency seats. The constituency was divided into
Engineering
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and Architectural, Surveying and Planning in 1991. In the
2016 election, the constituency was changed to its current name when the landscape architects were added to the electorates.
The constituency is composed of
architects
An architect is a person who plans, designs, and oversees the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to provide services in connection with the design of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the buildings that h ...
,
landscape architects,
surveyors, and
planners and the members of
Hong Kong Institute of Architects, Hong Kong Institute of Landscape Architects,
Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors, and
Hong Kong Institute of Planners entitled to vote at the general meetings of the associations. As of 2020, there are 9,096 registered voters. It is one of the few swing seats contested between the
pro-Beijing and
pro-democracy camp
The pro-democracy camp, also known as the pan-democracy camp, is a political alignment in Hong Kong that supports increased democracy, namely the universal suffrage of the Chief Executive and the Legislative Council as given by the Basic La ...
s. It was first won by independent democrat
Yiu Chung-yim in 2016 in a three-way contest against two pro-Beijing candidates, defeating pro-Beijing incumbent
Tony Tse, but
was soon disqualified for his oath-taking manner from the office. The vacancy was taken up by Tony Tse in the
2018 by-election.
Composition
The architectural, surveying, planning and landscape functional constituency is composed of—
* architects registered under the Architects Registration Ordinance (); and
* members of The
Hong Kong Institute of Architects entitled to vote at general meetings of the Institute; and
* landscape architects registered under the Landscape Architects Registration Ordinance (); and
* members of The Hong Kong Institute of Landscape Architects entitled to vote at general meetings of the Institute; and
* professional surveyors registered under the Surveyors Registration Ordinance (); and
* members of The
Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors entitled to vote at general meetings of the Institute; and
* professional planners registered under the Planners Registration Ordinance (); and
* members of The
Hong Kong Institute of Planners entitled to vote at general meetings of the Institute.
Return members
Engineering, Architectural, Surveying and Planning (1985–1991)
Architectural, Surveying and Planning (1991–2016)
Architectural, Surveying, Planning and Landscape (2016–present)
Electoral results
2020s
2010s
2000s
1990s
1980s
References
{{Hong Kong Legislative Council constituencies (2021-2025)
Constituencies of Hong Kong
Constituencies of Hong Kong Legislative Council
Functional constituencies (Hong Kong)
1991 establishments in Hong Kong
Constituencies established in 1991