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Kong)">Criminal procedure</a></li></ul></dd></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Jury_system_in_Hong_Kong" title="Jury system in Hong Kong">Jury system</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Law_enforcement_in_Hong_Kong" title="Law enforcement in Hong Kong">Law enforcement in Hong Kong</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Human_rights_in_Hong_Kong" title="Human rights in Hong Kong">Human rights</a></li></ul> <dl><dd><ul><li><a href="/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_Hong_Kong" title="LGBT rights in Hong Kong">LGBT rights in Hong Kong</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Internet_censorship_in_Hong_Kong" title="Internet censorship in Hong Kong">Internet censorship in Hong Kong</a></li></ul></dd></dl></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="background:transparent;border-top:1px solid #8C0046;text-align:center;;color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Government_of_Hong_Kong" title="Government of Hong Kong">Executive</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content" style="text-align:left;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chief_Executive_of_Hong_Kong" title="Chief Executive of Hong Kong">Chief Executive</a>: <a href="/wiki/John_Lee_(government_official)" class="mw-redirect" title="John Lee (government official)">John Lee</a></li></ul> <dl><dd><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Office_of_the_Chief_Executive" title="Office of the Chief Executive">Office of the Chief Executive</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Committee_for_Safeguarding_National_Security_of_the_Hong_Kong_Special_Administrative_Region" class="mw-redirect" title="Committee for Safeguarding National Security of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region">Committee for Safeguarding National Security of the HKSAR</a></li></ul></dd></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Principal_officials_of_Hong_Kong" title="Principal officials of Hong Kong">Principal officials</a></li></ul> <dl><dd><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chief_Secretary_for_Administration" title="Chief Secretary for Administration">Chief Secretary</a>: <a href="/wiki/Eric_Chan" title="Eric Chan">Eric Chan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Financial_Secretary_(Hong_Kong)" title="Financial Secretary (Hong Kong)">Financial Secretary</a>: <a href="/wiki/Paul_Chan_Mo-po" title="Paul Chan Mo-po">Paul Chan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Secretary_for_Justice_(Hong_Kong)" class="mw-redirect" title="Secretary for Justice (Hong Kong)">Secretary for Justice</a>: <a href="/wiki/Paul_Lam" title="Paul Lam">Paul Lam</a></li></ul></dd></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Executive_Council_of_Hong_Kong" title="Executive Council of Hong Kong">Executive Council</a></li></ul> <dl><dd><ul><li>Convenor: <a href="/wiki/Regina_Ip" title="Regina Ip">Regina Ip</a></li></ul></dd></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Government_Secretariat" title="Government Secretariat">Government Secretariat</a> and <a href="/wiki/List_of_Hong_Kong_government_agencies" title="List of Hong Kong government agencies">Government agencies</a></li></ul> <dl><dd><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Civil_Service_Bureau" title="Civil Service Bureau">Civil Service Bureau</a></li></ul> <dl><dd><ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Joint_Secretariat_for_the_Advisory_Bodies_on_Civil_Service_and_Judicial_Salaries_and_Conditions_of_Service&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Joint Secretariat for the Advisory Bodies on Civil Service and Judicial Salaries and Conditions of Service (page does not exist)">Joint Secretariat for the Advisory Bodies on Civil Service and Judicial Salaries and Conditions of Service</a></li></ul></dd></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Constitutional_and_Mainland_Affairs_Bureau" title="Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Bureau">Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Bureau</a></li></ul> <dl><dd><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Registration_and_Electoral_Office_(Hong_Kong)" class="mw-redirect" title="Registration and Electoral Office (Hong Kong)">Registration and Electoral Office</a></li> <li>Offices in the Mainland and Taiwan</li></ul></dd></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Culture,_Sports_and_Tourism_Bureau" title="Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau">Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau</a></li></ul> <dl><dd><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Leisure_and_Cultural_Services_Department" title="Leisure and Cultural Services Department">Leisure and Cultural Services Department</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tourism_Commission&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tourism Commission (page does not exist)">Tourism Commission</a></li></ul></dd></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Education_Bureau" title="Education Bureau">Education Bureau</a></li></ul> <dl><dd><ul><li>University Grants Committee Secretariat</li> <li>Working Family and Student Financial Assistance Agency</li></ul></dd></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Environment_and_Ecology_Bureau" title="Environment and Ecology Bureau">Environment and Ecology Bureau</a></li></ul> <dl><dd><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Environmental_Protection_Department" title="Environmental Protection Department">Environmental Protection Department</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Agriculture,_Fisheries_and_Conservation_Department" title="Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department">Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Food_and_Environmental_Hygiene_Department" title="Food and Environmental Hygiene Department">Food and Environmental Hygiene Department</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong_Observatory" title="Hong Kong Observatory">Hong Kong Observatory</a></li> <li>Government Laboratory</li></ul></dd></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Health_Bureau_(Hong_Kong)" title="Health Bureau (Hong Kong)">Health Bureau</a></li></ul> <dl><dd><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Department_of_Health_(Hong_Kong)" title="Department of Health (Hong Kong)">Department of Health</a></li></ul></dd></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Home_and_Youth_Affairs_Bureau" title="Home and Youth Affairs Bureau">Home and Youth Affairs Bureau</a></li></ul> <dl><dd><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Home_Affairs_Department" title="Home Affairs Department">Home Affairs Department</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Information_Services_Department" title="Information Services Department">Information Services Department</a></li></ul></dd></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Labour_and_Welfare_Bureau" title="Labour and Welfare Bureau">Labour and Welfare Bureau</a></li></ul> <dl><dd><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Social_Welfare_Department" title="Social Welfare Department">Social Welfare Department</a></li></ul></dd></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Security_Bureau_(Hong_Kong)" title="Security Bureau (Hong Kong)">Security Bureau</a></li></ul> <dl><dd><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong_Police_Force" title="Hong Kong Police Force">Hong Kong Police Force</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong_Fire_Services_Department" title="Hong Kong Fire Services Department">Hong Kong Fire Services Department</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Correctional_Services_Department" title="Correctional Services Department">Correctional Services Department</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong_Customs_and_Excise_Department" title="Hong Kong Customs and Excise Department">Customs and Excise Department</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Immigration_Department_(Hong_Kong)" title="Immigration Department (Hong Kong)">Immigration Department</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Government_Flying_Service" title="Government Flying Service">Government Flying Service</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Civil_Aid_Service" title="Civil Aid Service">Civil Aid Service</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Auxiliary_Medical_Service" title="Auxiliary Medical Service">Auxiliary Medical Service</a></li></ul></dd></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Transport_and_Logistics_Bureau" title="Transport and Logistics Bureau">Transport and Logistics Bureau</a></li></ul> <dl><dd><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Transport_Department" title="Transport Department">Transport Department</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Civil_Aviation_Department_(Hong_Kong)" title="Civil Aviation Department (Hong Kong)">Civil Aviation Department</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Highways_Department" title="Highways Department">Highways Department</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marine_Department_(Hong_Kong)" title="Marine Department (Hong Kong)">Marine Department</a></li></ul></dd></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Housing_Bureau" title="Housing Bureau">Housing Bureau</a></li></ul> <dl><dd><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Housing_Department" title="Housing Department">Housing Department</a></li></ul></dd></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Commerce_and_Economic_Development_Bureau" title="Commerce and Economic Development Bureau">Commerce and Economic Development Bureau</a></li></ul> <dl><dd><ul><li>Intellectual Property Department</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Invest_Hong_Kong" class="mw-redirect" title="Invest Hong Kong">Invest Hong Kong</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Office_of_the_Communications_Authority" title="Office of the Communications Authority">Office of the Communications Authority</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hongkong_Post" title="Hongkong Post">Post Office</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Trade_and_Industry_Department" title="Trade and Industry Department">Trade and Industry Department</a></li> <li>Hong Kong Economic and Trade Offices (Overseas)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/RTHK" title="RTHK">Radio Television Hong Kong</a></li></ul></dd></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Development_Bureau" title="Development Bureau">Development Bureau</a></li></ul> <dl><dd><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Architectural_Services_Department" title="Architectural Services Department">Architectural Services Department</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Buildings_Department" title="Buildings Department">Buildings Department</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Civil_Engineering_and_Development_Department" title="Civil Engineering and Development Department">Civil Engineering and Development Department</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Drainage_Services_Department" title="Drainage Services Department">Drainage Services Department</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Electrical_and_Mechanical_Services_Department" title="Electrical and Mechanical Services Department">Electrical and Mechanical Services Department</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lands_Department" class="mw-redirect" title="Lands Department">Lands Department</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Land_Registry_(Hong_Kong)" title="Land Registry (Hong Kong)">Land Registry</a></li> <li>Planning Department</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Water_Supplies_Department" title="Water Supplies Department">Water Supplies Department</a></li></ul></dd></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Financial_Services_and_the_Treasury_Bureau" title="Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau">Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau</a></li></ul> <dl><dd><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Census_and_Statistics_Department_(Hong_Kong)" class="mw-redirect" title="Census and Statistics Department (Hong Kong)">Census and Statistics Department</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Companies_Registry_(Hong_Kong)" class="mw-redirect" title="Companies Registry (Hong Kong)">Companies Registry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Government_Logistics_Department" title="Government Logistics Department">Government Logistics Department</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Government_Property_Agency_(Hong_Kong)" title="Government Property Agency (Hong Kong)">Government Property Agency</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Inland_Revenue_Department_(Hong_Kong)" title="Inland Revenue Department (Hong Kong)">Inland Revenue Department</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Official_Receiver%27s_Office" class="mw-redirect" title="Official Receiver's Office">Official Receiver's Office</a></li> <li>Rating and Valuation Department</li> <li>Treasury</li></ul></dd></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Innovation,_Technology_and_Industry_Bureau" title="Innovation, Technology and Industry Bureau">Innovation, Technology and Industry Bureau</a></li></ul> <dl><dd><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Efficiency_Office" title="Efficiency Office">Efficiency Office</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Office_of_the_Government_Chief_Information_Officer" class="mw-redirect" title="Office of the Government Chief Information Officer">Office of the Government Chief Information Officer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Innovation_and_Technology_Commission" class="mw-redirect" title="Innovation and Technology Commission">Innovation and Technology Commission</a></li></ul></dd></dl></dd></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong_Civil_Service" title="Hong Kong Civil Service">Hong Kong Civil Service</a></li></ul> <dl><dd><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Administrative_Officer_(Hong_Kong)" title="Administrative Officer (Hong Kong)">Administrative Officer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Political_Appointments_System" title="Political Appointments System">Political Appointments System</a></li></ul></dd></dl></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="background:transparent;border-top:1px solid #8C0046;text-align:center;;color: var(--color-base)">Legislature</div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content" style="text-align:left;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Legislative_Council_of_Hong_Kong" title="Legislative Council of Hong Kong">Legislative Council</a></li></ul> <dl><dd><ul><li><a href="/wiki/President_of_the_Legislative_Council_of_Hong_Kong" title="President of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong">President</a>: <a href="/wiki/Andrew_Leung" title="Andrew Leung">Andrew Leung</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Members_of_the_Legislative_Council_of_Hong_Kong" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Members of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong">List of Members of the Legislative Council</a></li></ul></dd></dl> <ul><li>Political camps:</li></ul> <dl><dd><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Pro-Beijing_camp_(Hong_Kong)" title="Pro-Beijing camp (Hong Kong)">Pro-Beijing camp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pro-democracy_camp_(Hong_Kong)" title="Pro-democracy camp (Hong Kong)">Pro-democracy camp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Localist_camp" title="Localist camp">Localist camp</a></li></ul></dd></dl></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="background:transparent;border-top:1px solid #8C0046;text-align:center;;color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Judiciary_of_Hong_Kong" title="Judiciary of Hong Kong">Judiciary</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content" style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong_Court_of_Final_Appeal" title="Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal">Court of Final Appeal</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chief_Justice_of_the_Court_of_Final_Appeal" title="Chief Justice of the Court of Final Appeal">Chief Justice</a>: <a href="/wiki/Andrew_Cheung" title="Andrew Cheung">Andrew Cheung</a></li></ul> <p><a href="/wiki/High_Court_of_Hong_Kong" title="High Court of Hong Kong">High Court</a> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chief_Judge_of_the_High_Court_of_Hong_Kong" title="Chief Judge of the High Court of Hong Kong">Chief Judge</a>: <a href="/wiki/Jeremy_Poon_Shiu-chor" class="mw-redirect" title="Jeremy Poon Shiu-chor">Jeremy Poon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Court_of_Appeal_(Hong_Kong)" title="Court of Appeal (Hong Kong)">Court of Appeal</a> <ul><li>President of the Court of Appeal</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Court_of_First_Instance_(Hong_Kong)" title="Court of First Instance (Hong Kong)">Court of First Instance</a></li></ul> <p><a href="/wiki/District_Court_(Hong_Kong)" title="District Court (Hong Kong)">District Court</a> </p> <ul><li>Chief District Judge: Justin Ko</li></ul> <p><a href="/wiki/Magistrates%27_Court_(Hong_Kong)" class="mw-redirect" title="Magistrates' Court (Hong Kong)">Magistrates' Court</a> </p> <ul><li>Chief Magistrate: So Wai-tak</li></ul> <p>Special courts and tribunals: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Judiciary_of_Hong_Kong#The_Coroner’s_Court" title="Judiciary of Hong Kong">Coroner’s Court</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Judiciary_of_Hong_Kong#The_Labour_Tribunal" title="Judiciary of Hong Kong">Labour Tribunal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lands_Tribunal_(Hong_Kong)" title="Lands Tribunal (Hong Kong)">Lands Tribunal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Market_Misconduct_Tribunal" title="Market Misconduct Tribunal">Market Misconduct Tribunal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Judiciary_of_Hong_Kong#The_Obscene_Articles_Tribunal" title="Judiciary of Hong Kong">Obscene Articles Tribunal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Judiciary_of_Hong_Kong#The_Small_Claims_Tribunal" title="Judiciary of Hong Kong">Small Claims Tribunal</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="background:transparent;border-top:1px solid #8C0046;text-align:center;;color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Districts_of_Hong_Kong" title="Districts of Hong Kong">Districts</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content" style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/District_Officer_(Hong_Kong)" title="District Officer (Hong Kong)">District Officers</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/District_Councils_of_Hong_Kong" class="mw-redirect" title="District Councils of Hong Kong">District Councils</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Central_and_Western_District" title="Central and Western District">Central and Western</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eastern_District,_Hong_Kong" title="Eastern District, Hong Kong">Eastern</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Islands_District" title="Islands District">Islands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kowloon_City_District" title="Kowloon City District">Kowloon City</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kwai_Tsing_District" title="Kwai Tsing District">Kwai Tsing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kwun_Tong_District" title="Kwun Tong District">Kwun Tong</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_District,_Hong_Kong" title="North District, Hong Kong">North</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sai_Kung_District" title="Sai Kung District">Sai Kung</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sha_Tin_District" title="Sha Tin District">Sha Tin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sham_Shui_Po_District" title="Sham Shui Po District">Sham Shui Po</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Southern_District,_Hong_Kong" title="Southern District, Hong Kong">Southern</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tai_Po_District" title="Tai Po District">Tai Po</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tsuen_Wan_District" title="Tsuen Wan District">Tsuen Wan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tuen_Mun_District" title="Tuen Mun District">Tuen Mun</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wan_Chai_District" title="Wan Chai District">Wan Chai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wong_Tai_Sin_District" title="Wong Tai Sin District">Wong Tai Sin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yau_Tsim_Mong_District" title="Yau Tsim Mong District">Yau Tsim Mong</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yuen_Long_District" title="Yuen Long District">Yuen Long</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Area_committees_of_Hong_Kong" title="Area committees of Hong Kong">Area committees</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="background:transparent;border-top:1px solid #8C0046;text-align:center;;color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Elections_in_Hong_Kong" title="Elections in Hong Kong">Elections</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content" style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_Affairs_Commission" title="Electoral Affairs Commission">Electoral Affairs Commission</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Registration_and_Electoral_Office_(Hong_Kong)" class="mw-redirect" title="Registration and Electoral Office (Hong Kong)">Registration and Electoral Office</a></li></ul> <p>Chief Executive Elections </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Election_Committee_(Hong_Kong)" title="Election Committee (Hong Kong)">Election Committee</a></li></ul> <p><a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong_legislative_elections" title="Hong Kong legislative elections">Legislative elections</a> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Geographical_constituency" title="Geographical constituency">Geographical Constituencies</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Functional_constituency_(Hong_Kong)" title="Functional constituency (Hong Kong)">Functional Constituencies</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Election_Committee_(constituency)" title="Election Committee (constituency)">Election Committee Constituency</a></li></ul> <p><a class="mw-selflink selflink">District council elections</a><br /> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_constituencies_of_Hong_Kong" title="List of constituencies of Hong Kong">List of constituencies of Hong Kong</a><br /></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_political_parties_in_Hong_Kong" title="List of political parties in Hong Kong">Political parties</a><br /></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Democratic_development_in_Hong_Kong" class="mw-redirect" title="Democratic development in Hong Kong">Universal suffrage</a><br /></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="background:transparent;border-top:1px solid #8C0046;text-align:center;;color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Foreign_relations_of_Hong_Kong" title="Foreign relations of Hong Kong">Foreign relations</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content" style="text-align:left;">Documents <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong_identity_card" title="Hong Kong identity card">Hong Kong identity card</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong_Special_Administrative_Region_passport" title="Hong Kong Special Administrative Region passport">HKSAR Passport</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/British_National_(Overseas)_passport" title="British National (Overseas) passport">BNO Passport</a></li></ul> <p><a href="/wiki/Consular_missions_in_Hong_Kong" title="Consular missions in Hong Kong">Consular missions in Hong Kong</a> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong_Economic_and_Trade_Office" title="Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office">Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong%E2%80%93United_Kingdom_relations" title="Hong Kong–United Kingdom relations">Hong Kong–United Kingdom relations</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong%E2%80%93United_States_relations" title="Hong Kong–United States relations">Hong Kong–United States relations</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong%E2%80%93Philippines_relations" title="Hong Kong–Philippines relations">Hong Kong–Philippines relations</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong%E2%80%93Singapore_relations" title="Hong Kong–Singapore relations">Hong Kong–Singapore relations</a></li></ul> <p><a href="/wiki/Consular_missions_in_Hong_Kong#Relations_with_Mainland_China" title="Consular missions in Hong Kong">Hong Kong–China relations</a> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong_Liaison_Office" title="Hong Kong Liaison Office">Hong Kong Liaison Office</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Office_of_the_Government_of_the_Hong_Kong_Special_Administrative_Region_in_Beijing" class="mw-redirect" title="Office of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region in Beijing">Office of the Government of the HKSAR in Beijing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mainland_and_Hong_Kong_Closer_Economic_Partnership_Arrangement" title="Mainland and Hong Kong Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement">Mainland and Hong Kong Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement</a></li></ul> <p><a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong%E2%80%93Taiwan_relations" title="Hong Kong–Taiwan relations">Hong Kong–Taiwan relations</a> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong_Economic,_Trade_and_Cultural_Office" class="mw-redirect" title="Hong Kong Economic, Trade and Cultural Office">Hong Kong Economic, Trade and Cultural Office</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong%E2%80%93Taiwan_Economic_and_Cultural_Co-operation_and_Promotion_Council" title="Hong Kong–Taiwan Economic and Cultural 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First held in <a href="/wiki/1982_Hong_Kong_local_elections" title="1982 Hong Kong local elections">1982</a>, the elections are held at 4-year intervals. The <a href="/wiki/2023_Hong_Kong_local_elections" title="2023 Hong Kong local elections">last election</a> was held on 10 December 2023. Most of district councilors were elected by general citizen on or before 2019. However, after <a href="/wiki/2023_Hong_Kong_electoral_changes" title="2023 Hong Kong electoral changes">2023 local elections reform</a>, general citizens can be only elect 88 seats out of 470 directly. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Background">Background</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hong_Kong_local_elections&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Background"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <i>Green Paper: A Pattern of District Administration in Hong Kong</i> was published on 6 June 1980 for public consultations on reforming local administration in Hong Kong. The Green Paper recommended that:<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/District_councils_of_Hong_Kong" title="District councils of Hong Kong">District Boards</a> (區議會) be established in each district with some members of District Boards be returned by elections. </p><p>Upon the conclusion of public consultations, the <i>White Paper: District Administration in Hong Kong in Hong Kong</i> was published in January 1981 affirming the Government's commitment to establish District Boards in each district by March 1982. District Boards in <a href="/wiki/New_Territories" title="New Territories">New Territories</a> were to be established by reconstituting existing District Consultation Committees.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Government subsequently enacted the District Board Ordinance (Cap. 366) to provide for the formation of District Boards: </p> <ul><li>to be composed of elected members, appointed or elected members of the Urban Council or chairmen of Rural Committees, appointed unofficial members and main official members of corresponding District Management Committees;</li> <li>to be formed by around 25-30 members, with an unofficial majority;</li> <li>to be initially chaired by officials, but chairmen to be elected among members as soon as possible; and</li> <li>with 1-2 members per constituency, elected through <a href="/wiki/First-past-the-post_voting" title="First-past-the-post voting">first-past-the-post voting</a> or <a href="/wiki/Single_non-transferable_vote" title="Single non-transferable vote">single non-transferable vote</a>.</li></ul> <p>The <a href="/wiki/1982_Hong_Kong_local_elections" title="1982 Hong Kong local elections">first elections</a> for District Boards on <a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong_Island" title="Hong Kong Island">Hong Kong Island</a> and in <a href="/wiki/Kowloon" title="Kowloon">Kowloon</a> were held on 4 March 1982, while <a href="/wiki/1982_Hong_Kong_local_elections" title="1982 Hong Kong local elections">elections</a> for District Boards in the <a href="/wiki/New_Territories" title="New Territories">New Territories</a> were held on 23 September 1982.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Electoral_System">Electoral System</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hong_Kong_local_elections&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Electoral System"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The elections are conducted by simple plurality since 1982, with each constituency having an average population of around 17,000 people. Changes to the composition and electoral system of elected District Council members are outlined as follows: </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Election </th> <th>Voting system </th> <th>Total number of elected seats </th> <th>District magnitude </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1982_Hong_Kong_local_elections" title="1982 Hong Kong local elections">1982</a> </td> <td rowspan="4"><a href="/wiki/First-past-the-post_voting" title="First-past-the-post voting">first-past-the-post voting</a> /<br /> <a href="/wiki/Single_non-transferable_vote" title="Single non-transferable vote">single non-transferable vote</a> </td> <td>132 seats </td> <td rowspan="4">1-2 seats </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1985_Hong_Kong_local_elections" title="1985 Hong Kong local elections">1985</a> </td> <td>237 seats </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1988_Hong_Kong_local_elections" title="1988 Hong Kong local elections">1988</a> </td> <td>264 seats </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1991_Hong_Kong_local_elections" title="1991 Hong Kong local elections">1991</a> </td> <td>274 seats </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1994_Hong_Kong_local_elections" title="1994 Hong Kong local elections">1994</a> </td> <td rowspan="8"><a href="/wiki/First-past-the-post_voting" title="First-past-the-post voting">first-past-the-post voting</a> </td> <td>346 seats </td> <td rowspan="7">1 seat </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1999_Hong_Kong_local_elections" title="1999 Hong Kong local elections">1999</a> </td> <td>390 seats </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2003_Hong_Kong_local_elections" title="2003 Hong Kong local elections">2003</a> </td> <td>400 seats </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2007_Hong_Kong_local_elections" title="2007 Hong Kong local elections">2007</a> </td> <td>405 seats </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2011_Hong_Kong_local_elections" title="2011 Hong Kong local elections">2011</a> </td> <td>412 seats </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2015_Hong_Kong_local_elections" title="2015 Hong Kong local elections">2015</a> </td> <td>431 seats </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2019_Hong_Kong_local_elections" title="2019 Hong Kong local elections">2019</a> </td> <td>452 seats </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2023_Hong_Kong_local_elections" title="2023 Hong Kong local elections">2023</a> </td> <td>88 seats (Directly elected) <br /> 176 seats (Indirectly elected) <br /> 179 appointed <br /> 27 Ex-officio </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Electoral_Results">Electoral Results</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hong_Kong_local_elections&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Electoral Results"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:100%; text-align:center"> <caption>District Council elections </caption> <tbody><tr align="center"> <th>Election </th> <th>Largest faction in<br />elected seats </th> <th>Composition of <br /> elected seats<small> (by alignment)</small> </th> <th>% of popular vote won by the<br /> largest faction in elected seats </th> <th>Turnout </th></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/1994_Hong_Kong_local_elections" title="1994 Hong Kong local elections">1994</a> </td> <td rowspan="6"><a href="/wiki/Pro-Beijing_camp_(Hong_Kong)" title="Pro-Beijing camp (Hong Kong)">Pro-Beijing camp</a> </td> <td><small><span style="color:Green;">146</span>:<span style="color:Silver;">4</span>:<span style="color:Red;">196</span></small><br /><div style="position:relative; width:150px;height:20px;border:1px solid #cccccc;"> <div style="position: absolute; font-weight:bold;width:150px;height:20px;text-align:center;z-index: 10;"></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 0px; width:63px;height:20px; background-color: Green"></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 63px; width:1px;height:20px; background-color: Silver"></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 65px; width:84px;height:20px; background-color: Red"></div> <p><br /> </p><p><br /> </p><p><br /> </p> </div> </td> <td>54.12% </td> <td>33.14% </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/1999_Hong_Kong_local_elections" title="1999 Hong Kong local elections">1999</a> </td> <td><small><span style="color:Green;">157</span>:<span style="color:Silver;">1</span>:<span style="color:Red;">232</span></small><br /><div style="position:relative; width:150px;height:20px;border:1px solid #cccccc;"> <div style="position: absolute; font-weight:bold;width:150px;height:20px;text-align:center;z-index: 10;"></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 0px; width:60px;height:20px; background-color: Green"></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 60px; width:0px;height:20px; background-color: Silver"></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 60px; width:89px;height:20px; background-color: Red"></div> <p><br /> </p><p><br /> </p><p><br /> </p> </div> </td> <td>54.69% </td> <td>35.82% </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/2003_Hong_Kong_local_elections" title="2003 Hong Kong local elections">2003</a> </td> <td><small><span style="color:Green;">198</span>:<span style="color:Silver;">1</span>:<span style="color:Red;">201</span></small><br /><div style="position:relative; width:150px;height:20px;border:1px solid #cccccc;"> <div style="position: absolute; font-weight:bold;width:150px;height:20px;text-align:center;z-index: 10;"></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 0px; width:74px;height:20px; background-color: Green"></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 74px; width:0px;height:20px; background-color: Silver"></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 74px; width:75px;height:20px; background-color: Red"></div> <p><br /> </p><p><br /> </p><p><br /> </p> </div> </td> <td>46.48% </td> <td>44.10% </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/2007_Hong_Kong_local_elections" title="2007 Hong Kong local elections">2007</a> </td> <td><small><span style="color:Green;">127</span>:<span style="color:Silver;">2</span>:<span style="color:Red;">276</span></small><br /><div style="position:relative; width:150px;height:20px;border:1px solid #cccccc;"> <div style="position: absolute; font-weight:bold;width:150px;height:20px;text-align:center;z-index: 10;"></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 0px; width:47px;height:20px; background-color: Green"></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 47px; width:0px;height:20px; background-color: Silver"></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 47px; width:102px;height:20px; background-color: Red"></div> <p><br /> </p><p><br /> </p><p><br /> </p> </div> </td> <td>53.98% </td> <td>38.83% </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/2011_Hong_Kong_local_elections" title="2011 Hong Kong local elections">2011</a> </td> <td><small><span style="color:Green;">103</span>:<span style="color:Silver;">8</span>:<span style="color:Red;">301</span></small><br /><div style="position:relative; width:150px;height:20px;border:1px solid #cccccc;"> <div style="position: absolute; font-weight:bold;width:150px;height:20px;text-align:center;z-index: 10;"></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 0px; width:37px;height:20px; background-color: Green"></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 37px; width:2px;height:20px; background-color: Silver"></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 40px; width:109px;height:20px; background-color: Red"></div> <p><br /> </p><p><br /> </p><p><br /> </p> </div> </td> <td>55.42% </td> <td>41.49% </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/2015_Hong_Kong_local_elections" title="2015 Hong Kong local elections">2015</a> </td> <td><small><span style="color:Green;">126</span>:<span style="color:Silver;">7</span>:<span style="color:Red;">298</span></small><br /><div style="position:relative; width:150px;height:20px;border:1px solid #cccccc;"> <div style="position: absolute; font-weight:bold;width:150px;height:20px;text-align:center;z-index: 10;"></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 0px; width:43px;height:20px; background-color: Green"></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 43px; width:2px;height:20px; background-color: Silver"></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 46px; width:103px;height:20px; background-color: Red"></div> <p><br /> </p><p><br /> </p><p><br /> </p> </div> </td> <td>54.61% </td> <td>47.01% </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/2019_Hong_Kong_local_elections" title="2019 Hong Kong local elections">2019</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pro-democracy_camp_(Hong_Kong)" title="Pro-democracy camp (Hong Kong)">Pro-democracy camp</a> </td> <td><small><span style="color:Green;">388</span>:<span style="color:Silver;">2</span>:<span style="color:Red;">62</span></small><br /><div style="position:relative; width:150px;height:20px;border:1px solid #cccccc;"> <div style="position: absolute; font-weight:bold;width:150px;height:20px;text-align:center;z-index: 10;"></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 0px; width:128px;height:20px; background-color: Green"></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 128px; width:0px;height:20px; background-color: Silver"></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 129px; width:20px;height:20px; background-color: Red"></div> <p><br /> </p><p><br /> </p><p><br /> </p> </div> </td> <td>57.09% </td> <td>71.23% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2023_Hong_Kong_local_elections" title="2023 Hong Kong local elections">2023</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pro-Beijing_camp_(Hong_Kong)" title="Pro-Beijing camp (Hong Kong)">Pro-Beijing camp</a> </td> <td><small><span style="color:red;">470</span></small> <div style="position:relative; width:150px;height:20px;border:1px solid #cccccc;"> <div style="position: absolute; font-weight:bold;width:150px;height:20px;text-align:center;z-index: 10;"></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 0px; width:0px;height:20px; background-color: green"></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 0px; width:84px;height:20px; background-color: red"></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 84px; width:65px;height:20px; background-color: firebrick"></div> <p><br /> </p><p><br /> </p><p><br /> </p> </div> </td> <td>100% </td> <td>27.54% </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Division_of_Districts_and_Constituencies">Division of Districts and Constituencies</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hong_Kong_local_elections&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Division of Districts and Constituencies"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A total of 18 District Councils were established, each with 11 to 37 elected members depending on the respective population. Historically, there were 19 District Councils but Mong Kok District Council was merged with the Yau Tsim District Council to form the Yau Tsim Mong District Council, named after a neologism that incorporates words from three major areas of the district into its name. </p><p>Existing District Councils are listed as follows: </p><p><b>Hong Kong Island</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Central_%26_Western_District" class="mw-redirect" title="Central & Western District">Central & Western District</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eastern_District,_Hong_Kong" title="Eastern District, Hong Kong">Eastern District</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Southern_District,_Hong_Kong" title="Southern District, Hong Kong">Southern District</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wan_Chai_District" title="Wan Chai District">Wan Chai District</a></li></ul> <p><b>Kowloon</b> (including New Kowloon) </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kowloon_City_District" title="Kowloon City District">Kowloon City District</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kwun_Tong_District" title="Kwun Tong District">Kwun Tong District</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sham_Shui_Po_District" title="Sham Shui Po District">Sham Shui Po District</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wong_Tai_Sin_District" title="Wong Tai Sin District">Wong Tai Sin District</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yau_Tsim_Mong_District" title="Yau Tsim Mong District">Yau Tsim Mong District</a></li></ul> <p><b>New Territories</b> (excluding New Kowloon) </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Islands_District" title="Islands District">Islands District</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kwai_Tsing_District" title="Kwai Tsing District">Kwai Tsing District</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_District,_Hong_Kong" title="North District, Hong Kong">North District</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sai_Kung_District" title="Sai Kung District">Sai Kung District</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sha_Tin_District" title="Sha Tin District">Sha Tin District</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tai_Po_District" title="Tai Po District">Tai Po District</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tsuen_Wan_District" title="Tsuen Wan District">Tsuen Wan District</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tuen_Mun_District" title="Tuen Mun District">Tuen Mun District</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yuen_Long_District" title="Yuen Long District">Yuen Long District</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Nominations">Nominations</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hong_Kong_local_elections&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Nominations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Lists for parties and for individuals may be nominated during a two-week nomination period ending five weeks before polling day. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Candidacy_requirement">Candidacy requirement</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hong_Kong_local_elections&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Candidacy requirement"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Candidates have to fulfill the following requirements:<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li>has reached 21 years of age;</li> <li>is a permanent resident of Hong Kong;</li> <li>is registered and eligible for registration as an elector for geographical constituencies;</li> <li>has ordinary resided in Hong Kong for the 3 years immediately preceding the nomination; and</li> <li>does not hold office as the chairman of a Rural Committee</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hong_Kong_local_elections&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFThe_Hong_Kong_Government1980" class="citation book cs1">The Hong Kong Government (1980). <i>Green Paper: A Pattern of District Administration in Hong Kong</i>. Hong Kong: Government Printer.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Green+Paper%3A+A+Pattern+of+District+Administration+in+Hong+Kong&rft.place=Hong+Kong&rft.pub=Government+Printer&rft.date=1980&rft.au=The+Hong+Kong+Government&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AHong+Kong+local+elections" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFThe_Hong_Kong_Government1981" class="citation book cs1">The Hong Kong Government (1981). <i>White Paper: District Administration in Hong Kong in Hong Kong</i>. Hong Kong: Government Printer.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=White+Paper%3A+District+Administration+in+Hong+Kong+in+Hong+Kong&rft.place=Hong+Kong&rft.pub=Government+Printer&rft.date=1981&rft.au=The+Hong+Kong+Government&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AHong+Kong+local+elections" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.elegislation.gov.hk/hk/cap366@1997-06-30T00:00:00">"District Board Ordinance (Cap. 366)"</a>. <i>Hong Kong e-Legislation</i>.</cite><span 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href="/wiki/1933_Hong_Kong_sanitary_board_election" title="1933 Hong Kong sanitary board election">1933</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1935_Hong_Kong_sanitary_board_election" title="1935 Hong Kong sanitary board election">1935</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1936_Hong_Kong_municipal_election" title="1936 Hong Kong municipal election">1936</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1937_Hong_Kong_municipal_election" title="1937 Hong Kong municipal election">1937</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1939_Hong_Kong_municipal_election" title="1939 Hong Kong municipal election">1939</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1940_Hong_Kong_municipal_election" title="1940 Hong Kong municipal election">1940</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1952_Hong_Kong_municipal_election" title="1952 Hong Kong municipal election">1952</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1953_Hong_Kong_municipal_election" title="1953 Hong Kong municipal election">1953</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1954_Hong_Kong_municipal_election" title="1954 Hong Kong municipal 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