### Legislative Council Ordinance 《立法會條例》

16. Member to be eligible for re-election
A person who ceases to be a Member is, subject to section 39, eligible for re-election as a Member.

17. Proceedings of Legislative Council not affected by vacancy in membership etc.
(Amended 13 of 2021 s. 18)(1) The power of the Legislative Council to transact business is not affected by—
(a) a vacancy in the membership of the Legislative Council;
(b) the suspension of a person’s functions and duties as a Member under section 73(2A); or (Replaced 13 of 2021 s. 18. Amended 27 of 2021 s. 11)
(c) the suspension of a Member from the service of the Legislative Council under the Rules of Procedure of the Legislative Council for the time being in force (Rules of Procedure

18. Establishment of geographical constituencies
(1) There are to be 10 geographical constituencies for the purpose of returning Members at elections for those constituencies. (Replaced 25 of 2003 s. 5. Amended 14 of 2021 s. 274)
(2) The Chief Executive in Council may, by order published in the Gazette—
(a) declare areas of Hong Kong to be geographical constituencies; and
(b) give names to those constituencies.
(3) When making an order under this section, the Chief Executive in Council must have regard to the recommendations made by the Electoral Affairs Commission in the last report of the Commission submitted in accordance with section 18 of the Electoral Affairs Commission Ordinance (Cap. 541) for the purposes of the general election to which the order relates.
(3A) For the seventh term of office of the Legislative Council—
(a) the areas of Hong Kong that form the geographical constituencies and the names of those constituencies are specified in Schedule 6; and
(b) no order is to be made under subsection (2). (Added 14 of 2021 s. 274)
(4) If an order under this section, or Schedule 6, refers to a map that defines the area of a geographical constituency, the Electoral Registration Officer must ensure that at least one copy of the map is kept at that Officer’s office and is made available for inspection by members of the public during ordinary business hours of that office. (Amended 14 of 2021 s. 274)
(5) No charge is payable by a member of the public who wishes to inspect a copy of the map.
(6) A map certified by the Electoral Registration Officer as a true copy of a map that defines the area of a geographical constituency is conclusive evidence of the area of the constituency.

### Legislative Council Ordinance 《立法會條例》

19. Number of Members to be returned for geographical constituency
(1) At a general election, 20 Members are to be returned for all geographical constituencies.
(2) The number of Members to be returned for each geographical constituency is 2. (Amended E.R. 3 of 2021)
(Replaced 25 of 2003 s. 6. Amended 2 of 2011 s. 4; 14 of 2021 s. 275)

### Legislative Council Ordinance 《立法會條例》

20. Establishment of functional constituencies
(1) The following functional constituencies are established for the purpose of returning Members at elections for those constituencies— (Amended 25 of 2003 s. 7)
(a) the Heung Yee Kuk functional constituency;
(b) the agriculture and fisheries functional constituency;
(c) the insurance functional constituency;
(d) the transport functional constituency;
(e) the education functional constituency;
(f) the legal functional constituency;
(g) the accountancy functional constituency;
(h)-(i) (Repealed 14 of 2021 s. 277)(ia) the medical and health services functional constituency; (Added 14 of 2021 s. 277)
(j) the engineering functional constituency;
(k) the architectural, surveying, planning and landscape functional constituency; (Amended 14 of 2015 s. 3)
(l) the labour functional constituency;
(m) the social welfare functional constituency;
(n) the real estate and construction functional constituency;
(o) the tourism functional constituency;
(p) the commercial (first) functional constituency;
(q) the commercial (second) functional constituency;
(qa) the commercial (third) functional constituency; (Added 14 of 2021 s. 277)
(r) the industrial (first) functional constituency;
(s) the industrial (second) functional constituency;
(t) the finance functional constituency;
(u) the financial services functional constituency;
(v) the sports, performing arts, culture and publication functional constituency;
(w) the import and export functional constituency;
(x) the textiles and garment functional constituency;
(y) the wholesale and retail functional constituency;
(z) the technology and innovation functional constituency;
(za) the catering functional constituency;
(zb)-(zc) (Repealed 14 of 2021 s. 277)(zd) the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region deputies to the National People’s Congress, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region members of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference and representatives of relevant national organisations functional constituency. (Added 14 of 2021 s. 277)
(2) The functional constituencies are constituted as provided by sections 20A to 20ZD. (Amended 2 of 2011 s. 5) 
(Replaced 48 of 1999 s. 12. Amended 14 of 2021 s. 277)

### Legislative Council Ordinance 《立法會條例》

20A. Composition of the Heung Yee Kuk functional constituency
The Heung Yee Kuk functional constituency is composed of the Chairman and Vice-Chairmen of the Heung Yee Kuk and the Ex Officio, Special and Co-opted Councillors of the Full Council of the Kuk.
(Added 48 of 1999 s. 13)

20B. Composition of the agriculture and fisheries functional constituency
The agriculture and fisheries functional constituency is composed of—
(a) corporate members of each of the following bodies—
(i) The Federation of Vegetable Marketing Co-operative Societies, Limited; (Amended 10 of 2006 s. 33)
(ii) The Federation of Pig Raising Co-operative Societies of Hong Kong, Kowloon and New Territories, Limited; (Amended 10 of 2006 s. 33)
(iii) The Joint Association of Hong Kong Fishermen;
(iv) Federation of Hong Kong Aquaculture Associations; 
(v) The Federation of Fishermen’s Co-operative Societies of Shau Kei Wan District, Limited;
(vi) The Federation of Fishermen’s Co-operative Societies of Tai Po District, N.T., Limited;
(vii) The Federation of Fishermen’s Co-operative Societies of Sai Kung District, Limited;
(viii) The Federation of Fishermen’s Co-operative Societies of Southern District, Limited; (Amended 14 of 2021 s. 278)
(ix) Hong Kong Fishermen Consortium; (Added 14 of 2021 s. 278)
(x) Federation of Hong Kong Agricultural Associations; and (Added 14 of 2021 s. 278)
(b) the bodies named in Schedule 1.
(Added 48 of 1999 s. 13)

20C. Composition of the insurance functional constituency
The insurance functional constituency is composed of bodies that are insurers authorized or deemed to be authorized under the Insurance Ordinance (Cap. 41).
(Added 48 of 1999 s. 13. Amended 12 of 2015 s. 134)

20D. Composition of the transport functional constituency
The transport functional constituency is composed of the bodies named in Schedule 1A.
(Added 48 of 1999 s. 13)