The Textiles and Garment functional constituency () is a
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 (Hong Kong)
* Functional cons ...
in the elections for the
Legislative Council of Hong Kong
The Legislative Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (LegCo) is the unicameral legislature of Hong Kong. It sits under China's " one country, two systems" constitutional arrangement, and is the power centre of Hong Ko ...
, first created in 1995 as one of the nine new functional constituencies under the
electoral reform
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* Voting systems, such as proportional representation, a two-round system (runoff voting), instant-r ...
, carried out by the then Governor
Chris Patten in which the electorate consisted of total 60,568 eligible voters related to the
textile and garment industry. It was abolished with the colonial Legislative Council and dissolved after the transfer of the sovereignty in 1997.
The constituency was recreated for the
1998 Legislative Council election unless its electorate base has been narrowed which is composed of textiles and garment associations and traders only. After a
major electoral overhaul in 2021, the registered voters are restricted from 1,607 in 2016 to 348 corporate voters of the designated associations.
Composition
The Textiles and Garment functional constituency is composed of—
* corporate members of the Textile Council of Hong Kong Limited entitled to vote at general meetings of the Council; and
* corporate members of each of the following bodies entitled to vote at general meetings of the body—
** The Federation of Hong Kong Cotton Weavers;
** The Federation of Hong Kong Garment Manufacturers;
** Hong Kong Chinese Textile Mills Association;
** The Hongkong Cotton Spinners Association;
** Hong Kong Garment Manufacturers Association Ltd.;
** Hongkong Knitwear Exporters & Manufacturers Association Limited; (Amended 11 of 2019 s. 5)
** Hong Kong Woollen & Synthetic Knitting Manufacturers’ Association Ltd.;
** The Hong Kong Association of Textile Bleachers, Dyers, Printers and Finishers Limited;
** The Hong Kong Weaving Mills Association;
** The Hong Kong General Chamber of Textiles Limited.
Return members
Electoral results
2020s
2010s
2000s
2004 Legislative Council Election – Election Results
1990s
References
{{Hong Kong Legislative Council constituencies (2021-2025)
Constituencies of Hong Kong
Constituencies of Hong Kong Legislative Council
Functional constituencies (Hong Kong)
1995 establishments in Hong Kong
Constituencies established in 1995