The 800-member Election Committee had four sectors were sub-divided into 38 subsectors. The sectors, subsectors and the numbers of the Election Committee members to be returned by each subsector. The National People's Congress Subsector and the Legislative Council Subsector did not hold elections as the Hong Kong deputies to the National People's Congress and the Legislative Council members were ex-officio members of the Election Committee. The members from the Religious Subsector were returned by way of nomination.[1]
The 38 Subsectors and the number of the members were:
First Sector:
Catering (11)
Commercial (first) (12)
Commercial (second) (12)
Employers’ Federation of Hong Kong (11)
Finance (12)
Financial services (12)
Hong Kong Chinese Enterprises Association (11)
Hotel (11)
Import and export (12)
Industrial (first) (12)
Industrial (second) (12)
Insurance (12)
Real estate and construction (12)
Textiles and garment (12)
Tourism (12)
Transport (12)
Wholesale and retail (12)
Second Sector:
Accountancy (20)
Architectural, surveying and planning (20)
Chinese medicine (20)
Education (20)
Engineering (20)
Health services (20)
Higher education (20)
Information technology (20)
Legal (20)
Medical (20)
Third Sector:
Agriculture and fisheries (40)
Labour (40)
Religious (40)
Social welfare (40)
Sports, performing arts, culture and publication (40)
Fourth Sector:
National People's Congress (“NPC”) (36)
Legislative Council (60)
Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (“CPPCC”) (41)
Heung Yee Kuk (21)
Hong Kong and Kowloon District Councils (21)
New Territories District Councils (21)
Nominations
During the nomination period from 31 May to 7 June 2000, all 35 subsectors received a total of 911 nominations of candidates. 182 validly nominated in nine subsectors and two sub-subsectors were returned uncontested; and 723 validly nominated were to contest in the remaining 25 subsectors and two sub-subsectors for 482 seats in the Election Committee.[1]
Results
Of the total electorate of 168,434 from the contested subsectors, only 32,823 turned up for the poll, a mere 19.49%. This was considerably lower than the 23.38% in respect of the 1998 subsector elections. The Election Committee thus formed comprised 90 ex-officio members, 40 members nominated from the Religious Subsector, 182 returned uncontested and 482 returned contested from the elections, making a total of 794 members. This falls short of the generally known figure of 800 by six because four members had dual capacities, i.e. they were both deputies to the National People's Congress and Legislative Council members, one Legislative Council member had resigned from the council before the term of office ended on 30 June 2000, and one deputy to the National People's Congress could not be an Election Committee member for not being a permanent resident of Hong Kong.[1]
Results by subsector
Statistics are generated from the Report on the 2000 Legislative Council Elections.[1]
Sector
Subsector
Registered voters
Candidates
Elected
Votes
Turnout
I
Catering
6,965
19
11
827
11.88
I
Commercial (First)
1,263
17
12
349
30.91
I
Commercial (Second)
1,793
12
12
uncontested
I
Employers' Federation of Hong Kong
137
11
11
uncontested
I
Finance
176
15
12
97
70.29
I
Financial Services
548
18
12
294
65.33
I
Hong Kong Chinese Enterprises Association
345
11
11
uncontested
I
Hotel
92
11
11
77
uncontested
I
Import and Export
1,408
12
12
uncontested
I
Industrial (First)
814
22
12
412
56.05
I
Industrial (Second)
616
12
12
uncontested
I
Insurance
177
15
12
131
76.16
I
Real Estate and Construction
677
13
12
412
63.58
I
Textiles and Garment
4,693
12
12
uncontested
I
Tourism
806
17
12
353
50.00
I
Transport
146
15
12
103
70.55
I
Wholesale and Retail
3,363
16
12
945
28.66
I
Sub-total for First Sector
24,019
248
200
4,000
22.47
II
Accountancy
12,782
40
20
1,978
15.47
II
Architectural, Surveying and Planning
3,829
28
20
907
23.69
II
Chinese Medicine
2,885
47
20
1,180
40.90
II
Education
66,562
38
20
11,943
17.94
II
Engineering
6,034
39
20
1,915
31.74
II
Health Services
31,655
30
20
3,085
9.75
II
Higher Education
4,796
33
20
977
20.37
II
Information Technology
3,859
22
20
845
21.95
II
Legal
4,177
35
20
1,234
29.54
II
Medical
7,723
47
20
2,097
27.15
II
Sub-total for Second Sector
144,302
359
200
26,161
18.13
III
Agriculture and Fisheries
167
40
40
uncontested
III
Labour
455
49
40
289
69.30
III
Religious
N/A
40
40
no election
III
Social Welfare
8,105
48
40
1,734
21.44
III
Sports, Performing Arts, Culture and Publication (Performing Arts)
212
13
10
93
43.87
III
Sports, Performing Arts, Culture and Publication (Culture)
473
13
10
211
44.61
III
Sports, Performing Arts, Culture and Publication (Others)
591
20
20
uncontested
III
Sub-total for Third Sector
10,003
223
200
2,327
19.00
IV
National People's Congress
N/A
36
36
ex officio
IV
Legislative Council
N/A
60
60
ex officio
IV
Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference
