Hong Kong Island Central (1995 Constituency)
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Hong Kong Island Central was a
geographical constituencies In Hong Kong, geographical constituencies, as opposed to functional constituencies, are elected by all eligible voters according to geographically demarcated constituencies. There are currently 5 geographical constituencies in Hong Kong, returnin ...
in the election for the
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in
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, which elects one member of the Legislative Council using the
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system. The constituency covers Wan Chai District and parts of Eastern District on
Hong Kong Island Hong Kong Island is an Islands and peninsulas of Hong Kong, island in the southern part of Hong Kong. Known colloquially and on road signs simply as Hong Kong, the island has a population of 1,289,500 and its population density is 16,390/km ...
. The constituency was merged into the
Hong Kong Island Hong Kong Island is an Islands and peninsulas of Hong Kong, island in the southern part of Hong Kong. Known colloquially and on road signs simply as Hong Kong, the island has a population of 1,289,500 and its population density is 16,390/km ...
constituency in 1998 after the
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a year before.


Returned members

Elected members are as follows:


Election results


References

{{Hong Kong Legislative Council constituencies (1995–1997) Constituencies of Hong Kong Hong Kong Island Constituencies of Hong Kong Legislative Council 1995 establishments in Hong Kong Constituencies established in 1995