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The conditions for disqualification are unclear. This gives the

government the power to remove a district councilor at any

time,

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1982

First District Council Election:
All citizen aged 21 or above and had lived in Hong
Kong for at least seven years are eligible to vote. 1985

Government officials no longer took office as district
councilors.

1994

Governor Chris Patten’s reform:

Most appointed seats abolished (except for 27 seats
ex-officio members for Rural Committee Chairmen in 1999
the New Territories). Almost all directly elected seats
adopted “single-seat, single-vote system”, voting age Increased number of directly elected seats to 390 but
reduced from 21 to 18. reinstated 102 “appointed seats”.

2016

Most appointed seats abolished
(except for 27 seats ex-officio members for Rural Commit- 2019
tee Chairmen in the New Territories). Total voter turnout in
the 2015 District Council Election was around 47 percent. Historic voter turnout of over 70
percent in the 2019 District Council
Election:
2020-2021 Pro-democracy camp won 389 out of 452 seats.

327 pro-democracy district councilors left office due
to resignations, disqualifications, and arrests.