The Import and Export functional constituency () is a
functional constituency in the elections for the
Legislative Council of Hong Kong
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first created in 1995 as one of the nine new functional constituencies under the
electoral reform
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carried out by the then Governor
Chris Patten
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, in which the electorate consisted of total 113,241 eligible voters worked related to the import and export industry. It was abolished with the colonial Legislative Council dissolved after the transfer of the sovereignty in 1997.
The constituency was recreated for the
1998 Legislative Council election unless its electorate base has significantly narrowed from individual voting to some 1,000 electors are only limited to import and export companies who are members of the
Hong Kong Chinese Importers' and Exporters' Association or are licensed to import and export dutiable commodities, motor vehicles and chemicals. In 2020, there were a total number of 1,603 electors, 984 corporates and 619 individuals in the constituency. After the
major electoral overhaul in 2021, the eligible voters are limited to 231 corporate members of the Hong Kong Chinese Importers’ and Exporters’ Association entitled to vote at general meetings of the Association.
Return members
Electoral results
2020s
2010s
2000s
1990s
References
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Constituencies established in 1995