District Council geographical constituency boundary maps in respect of 2023 District Council Ordinary Election available for public viewing
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The Legislative Council on July 6 passed the District Councils (Amendment) Ordinance 2023 (the Ordinance), which was published in the Gazette and came into effect yesterday (July 10). The delineation of the DCGCs for the 2023 DCOE also came into effect on the same day.
In accordance with the District Councils Ordinance (Cap. 547) as amended by the Ordinance, the boundaries of the existing 18 districts remain unchanged and there are a total of 44 DCGCs in the 18 districts. Two members will be returned for each DCGC, resulting in a total of 88 DCGC members to be returned.
The number and names of the DCGCs in each district are as follows:
| District | Number of DCGCs | Names of DCGCs |
| Central and Western District | 2 | Central, Western |
| Wan Chai District | 1 | Wan Chai |
| Eastern District | 3 | Tai Pak, Hong Wan, Chai Wan |
| Southern District | 2 | Southern District Southeast, Southern District Northwest |
| Yau Tsim Mong District | 2 | Yau Tsim Mong South, Yau Tsim Mong North |
| Sham Shui Po District | 2 | Sham Shui Po West, Sham Shui Po East |
| Kowloon City District | 2 | Kowloon City North, Kowloon City South |
| Wong Tai Sin District | 2 | Wong Tai Sin East, Wong Tai Sin West |
| Kwun Tong District | 4 | Kwun Tong Southeast, Kwun Tong Central, Kwun Tong North, Kwun Tong West |
| Tsuen Wan District | 2 | Tsuen Wan Northwest, Tsuen Wan Southeast |
| Tuen Mun District | 3 | Tuen Mun East, Tuen Mun West, Tuen Mun North |
| Yuen Long District | 4 | Yuen Long Town Centre, Yuen Long Rural East, Tin Shui Wai South and Ping Ha, Tin Shui Wai North |
| North District | 2 | Wu Tip Shan, Robin's Nest |
| Tai Po District | 2 | Tai Po South, Tai Po North |
| Sai Kung District | 3 | Sai Kung and Hang Hau, Tseung Kwan O South, Tseung Kwan O North |
| Sha Tin District | 4 | Sha Tin West, Sha Tin East, Sha Tin South, Sha Tin North |
| Kwai Tsing District | 3 | Tsing Yi, Kwai Chung East, Kwai Chung West |
| Islands District | 1 | Islands |
There are a total of 470 seats for the seventh-term District Councils which will be composed of appointed members, District Committees constituency (DCC) members, DCGC members and ex-officio members. The numbers of appointed, DCC and DCGC members will be 179, 176 and 88 respectively in addition to another 27 ex-officio members.
Apart from the EAC website (www.eac.hk/en/distco/2023dc_boundary.htm), members of the public can visit the Registration and Electoral Office (REO), the Home Affairs Enquiry Centres of all District Offices, management offices of public housing estates, and major and district public libraries to view the maps starting from today (July 11).
For enquiries, please call the REO hotline on 2891 1001.
Ends/Tuesday, July 11, 2023
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