### District Councils Ordinance 《區議會條例》

4B. Term of office of District Councils
(1) The term of office of a District Council is 4 years.
(2) Each term of office of a District Council is to begin on 1 January next following an ordinary election.
(Added 19 of 2023 s. 6)

5. Composition of District Councils
(1) The District Council of each District is to consist of—
(a) the District Officer of the District;
(b) the persons appointed under Division 1 of Part IV as members of the District Council;
(c) the persons elected under Part V as members for the District Committees constituency of the District Council;
(d) the persons elected under Part V as members for the District Council geographical constituencies of the District Council; and
(e) if there is one or more Rural Committees in the District—the persons registered under Division 2 of Part IV as ex officio members of the District Council.
(2) For the purposes of subsection (1)(b), in relation to a District Council specified in column 2 of Part 1 of Schedule 3, the number specified in column 3 of that Part opposite to the District Council is the maximum number of members to be appointed to that Council.
(3) For the purposes of subsection (1)(c), in relation to a District Council specified in column 2 of Part 1 of Schedule 3, the number specified in column 4 of that Part opposite to the District Council is the number of members to be returned for the District Committees constituency of that Council.
(4) For the purposes of subsection (1)(d), in relation to a District Council specified in column 2 of Part 1 of Schedule 3, the number specified in column 5 of that Part opposite to the District Council is the number of members to be returned for the District Council geographical constituencies of that Council.
(5) For the purposes of subsection (1)(e)—
(a) in relation to a District Council specified in column 2 of Part 1 of Schedule 3, the number specified in column 6 of that Part opposite to the District Council is the number of ex officio members of that Council; and
(b) a Rural Committee specified in column 5 of Part 2 of Schedule 3 is taken to be in the District specified opposite to the Rural Committee in column 2 of that Part.
(6) Subsection (5)(b) and Part 2 of Schedule 3 are without prejudice to any other law governing Rural Committees.
(Replaced 19 of 2023 s. 7)

### District Councils Ordinance 《區議會條例》

5A. Establishment of District Committees constituencies
(1) A District Committees constituency having the name specified in column 3 of Schedule 3A is established for each District Council specified opposite to it in column 2 of that Schedule for the purpose of returning members of the District Council at elections for that constituency.
(2) The District Committees constituency of a District Council is composed of all members of all the District Committees in the District for which the District Council is established.
(Added 19 of 2023 s. 8)

### District Councils Ordinance 《區議會條例》

6. Declaration of District Council geographical constituencies
(Amended 19 of 2023 s. 9)(1) The Chief Executive in Council may, by order published in the Gazette—
(a) declare any area within a District to be a District Council geographical constituency for the purpose of returning members of the District Council of that District at elections for that constituency; and (Replaced 19 of 2023 s. 9)
(b) give names to those constituencies.
(1A) The number of District Council geographical constituencies in each District is to be half of the number of members to be returned for the District Council geographical constituencies for the District Council of that District. (Added 19 of 2023 s. 9)
(2) When making an order under subsection (1), 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 election to which the order relates.
(2A) For the seventh term of office of the District Councils—
(a) the areas that form the District Council geographical constituencies and the names of those constituencies are specified in Schedule 8; and
(b) no order is to be made under subsection (1). (Added 19 of 2023 s. 9)
(3) If an order under this section, or Schedule 8, refers to a map that defines the area of a District Council geographical constituency— (Amended 19 of 2023 s. 9)
(a) 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; and
(b) the Designated 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.
(4) No charge is payable by a member of the public who wishes to inspect a copy of the map.
(5) A map certified by the Electoral Registration Officer as a true copy of a map that defines the area of a District Council geographical constituency is conclusive evidence of the area of the constituency. (Amended 19 of 2023 s. 9)

7. Number of members to be returned for each District Council geographical constituency
The number of members to be returned for each District Council geographical constituency is 2.
(Replaced 19 of 2023 s. 10)

### District Councils Ordinance 《區議會條例》

8. Chief Executive in Council may amend Schedule 1, 2, 3 or 3A
(Amended 19 of 2023 s. 11)(1) The Chief Executive in Council may subject to the approval of the Legislative Council, by order published in the Gazette, amend Schedule 1, 2, 3 or 3A. (Amended 19 of 2023 s. 11)
(2) Without limiting the generality of subsection (1), the power given to the Chief Executive in Council under that subsection includes a power—
(a) to determine the number of Districts; and
(b) to declare new Districts in place of the Districts existing at the time an order under subsection (1) is made; and
(c) to establish a District Council for any District declared under section 3 or this section and specify a date for the establishment; and
(d) to specify the number of members to be appointed to, or returned for the District Committees constituency or a District Council geographical constituency of, a District Council; and (Amended 3 of 2013 s. 6; 19 of 2023 s. 11)
(e) to specify the election for which an order made under this section applies.
(3) An order under this section may contain such incidental, consequential, supplemental, transitional or saving provisions necessary or expedient in consequence of the order.

10A. Establishment of the District Council Eligibility Review Committee
(1) A District Council Eligibility Review Committee is established for the purposes of this Ordinance and such other purposes as may be prescribed by any other Ordinance.
(2) The Eligibility Review Committee is to consist of the following members—
(a) the chairperson;
(b) at least 2 but not more than 4 official members; and
(c) at least 1 but not more than 3 non-official members.
(3) Each member of the Eligibility Review Committee is to be appointed by the Chief Executive by notice published in the Gazette.
(4) Only a principal official appointed pursuant to a nomination under Article 48(5) of the Basic Law is eligible for appointment under subsection (3) as the chairperson or an official member referred to in subsection (2)(a) or (b).
(5) Only a person who is not a public officer is eligible for appointment under subsection (3) as a non-official member referred to in subsection (2)(c).
(6) The Chief Executive must report any appointment made under subsection (3) to the Central People’s Government for the record.