District Council of Hong Kong

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The District Councils, known as District Boards before 1999, are the local councils for the eighteen districts in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China. They are consultative bodies on district administration and other affairs.

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[edit] Councils

There is a district council for each of the following eighteen districts:

[edit] Functions

The councils advise the Government on the following:

  • matters affecting the well-being of people in the District;
  • the provision and use of public facilities and services within the District;
  • the adequacy and priorities of Government programmes for the District;
  • the use of public funds allocated to the District for local public works and community activities; and

District Councils also undertake the following within the respective districts with its available funds allocated by the Government:

  • environmental improvements;
  • the promotion of recreational and cultural activities; and
  • community activities

[edit] Constituencies

There are a total of 529 District Council members, of which -

[edit] Terms of office

Each term of the District Council lasts for 4 years. The first term begins from 1 January 2000 to 31 December 2003, the second term begins on 1 January 2004 and ends on 31 December 2007

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