South New Territories (1985 constituency)

South New Territories
Former Electoral College constituency
for the Legislative Council of Hong Kong
DistrictTsuen Wan District
Islands District
Sai Kung District
RegionNew Territories
Former constituency
Created1985
Abolished1991
Number of membersOne
Replaced byNew Territories South
New Territories East

West New Territories was a constituency elected by electoral college for the Legislative Council of Hong Kong in 1985 and 1988, which elects one member of the Legislative Council using the multiple-round elimination system and preferential elimination system respectively. The constituency covers Tsuen Wan District, Islands District, and Sai Kung District in New Territories.[1]

The constituency is indirectly elected, with members of the District Boards and Urban Council from the two Districts as the electorates. It was divided and replaced by New Territories South and New Territories East in 1991.

  1. ^ The Hong Kong Government (1984). White Paper: The Further Development of Representative Government in Hong Kong. Hong Kong: Government Printer.