The Manufacturing
functional constituency
A functional constituency is an electoral device (a non-geographical constituency) used within the political systems of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China:
* Functional constituency in Hong Kong
* Indirectly el ...
was 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 ...
first created in 1995 as one of the nine new functional constituencies under the
electoral reform
Electoral reform is a change in electoral systems that alters how public desires, usually expressed by cast votes, produce election results.
Description
Reforms can include changes to:
* Voting systems, such as adoption of proportional represen ...
carried out by the then Governor
Chris Patten
Christopher Francis Patten, Baron Patten of Barnes (; born 12 May 1944), is a British politician who was the Chairman of the Conservative Party from 1990 to 1992, and the 28th and last Governor of Hong Kong from 1992 to 1997. He was made a lif ...
, in which the electorate consisted of total 113,957 eligible voters worked related to the
manufacturing industry
Manufacturing is the creation or production of goods with the help of equipment, labor, machines, tools, and chemical or biological processing or formulation. It is the essence of the
secondary sector of the economy. The term may refer to a ...
.
The Constituency was abolished with the colonial Legislative Council dissolved after the transfer of the sovereignty in 1997.
Councillors represented
Election results
References
{{Hong Kong Legislative Council constituencies 1995–1997
Constituencies of Hong Kong
Constituencies of Hong Kong Legislative Council
1995 establishments in Hong Kong
Constituencies established in 1995
1997 disestablishments in Hong Kong
Constituencies disestablished in 1997
Manufacturing in Hong Kong