Import and Export (constituency)

The Import and Export functional constituency (Chinese: 進出口界功能界別) is a functional constituency in the elections for the Legislative Council of Hong Kong first created in 1995 as one of the nine new functional constituencies under the electoral reform carried out by the then Governor Chris Patten, 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.

Import and Export
進出口界
Functional Constituency
for the Legislative Council of Hong Kong
Logo of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong
Country Hong Kong
Electorate1,603 (2020)[1]
Current constituency
Created1995
Number of membersOne
Member(s)Wong Ting-kwong (DAB)

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.[2]

Return members
ElectionMemberParty
1995 Henry Tang Ying-yen Liberal
Not represented in the Provisional Legislative Council (1997–98)
1998 Hui Cheung-ching Progressive Alliance
2004 Wong Ting-kwong DAB

Electoral results

2010s
2016 Hong Kong legislative election: Import and Export
Party Candidate Votes % ±
DAB Wong Ting-kwong Uncontested
DAB hold Swing
2012 Hong Kong legislative election: Import and Export
Party Candidate Votes % ±
DAB Wong Ting-kwong Uncontested
DAB hold Swing

2000s

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2008 Hong Kong legislative election: Import and Export
Party Candidate Votes % ±
DAB Wong Ting-kwong Uncontested
DAB hold Swing

[4]

2004 Hong Kong legislative election: Import and Export
Party Candidate Votes % ±
DAB Wong Ting-kwong Uncontested
DAB gain from Progressive Alliance Swing

[5]

2000 Hong Kong legislative election: Import and Export
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Progressive Alliance Hui Cheung-ching Uncontested
Progressive Alliance hold Swing

1990s

[5]

1998 Hong Kong legislative election: Import and Export
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Progressive Alliance Hui Cheung-ching Uncontested
Progressive Alliance gain from Liberal Swing
1995 Hong Kong legislative election: Import and Export
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Henry Tang Ying-yen 24,997 61.67
Independent Kwan Lim-ho 15,539 38.33
Majority 9,458 23.34
Total valid votes 40,536 100.00
Liberal win (new seat)
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References
  1. "Voter Registration Statistics : Functional Constituency". Voter Registration.
  2. "Voter Registration Statistics : Functional Constituency". Voter Registration.
  3. "Election results". Electoral Affairs Commission.
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 17 July 2012. Retrieved 20 November 2012.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 29 August 2012. Retrieved 20 November 2012.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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