New Territories West
New Territories West (NTW) is the western part of Hong Kong's New Territories, covering Yuen Long, Tuen Mun, Tsuen Wan, Kwai Tsing and the Islands District.
History
Settlements in the area, except the Islands District, have been connected by the Castle Peak Road since its completion in the 1920s, which also links Kowloon and facilitates trading.
In 1985, "
In the 1991 election, the directly elected "
The
Following the handover in 1997, the "New Territories West" constituency replaced the colonial constituencies. It remained in place until 2021 under the change of electoral system, "New Territories North", "New Territories North West", and "New Territories South West" were installed as the new constituencies. The Islands District was redistributed to Hong Kong Island West constituency for the first time.[3]
Evolution
Years \ Districts | Yuen Long | Tuen Mun | Tsuen Wan | Kwai Tsing | Islands | |||||
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Northern part |
Southern part |
NW part | SE part | NW part | SE part | Northern part |
Southern part | |||
1985–1991 | West New Territories | South New Territories | ||||||||
1991–1995 | New Territories West | New Territories South | ||||||||
1995–1997 | New Territories North | New Territories North-west | New Territories West | New Territories Central | New Territories South | New Territories South-west | ||||
1998–2021 | New Territories West | |||||||||
2021–present | New Territories North | New Territories West | New Territories South West | Hong Kong Island West |
References
- ^ 雷, 競璇; 沈, 國祥 (1995). "香港選舉資料匯編, 1982年-1994年". 硏究叢刊 (19). 香港: Hong Kong Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies.
- ^ 殷, 俊; 馬, 春暖 (2018). "香港立法會直選制度變革與政黨體系之演變". 中國大陸研究. 61 (3): 033–052.
- ^ "A Layman's Guide to the Improving Electoral System (Consolidated Amendments) Bill 2021" (PDF). Hong Kong Government.