The Electoral Affairs Commission (EAC) today released provisional recommendations on the boundaries and names of District Council Geographical Constituencies (DCGCs) for the 2027 District Council Ordinary Election, and launched a public consultation that will run until September 24.
The election will be held in late 2027. The Electoral Affairs Commission Ordinance (EACO) stipulates that the EAC is required to review the boundaries and names of DCGCs, formulate provisional recommendations, conduct public consultation and submit a report on the relevant recommendations to the Chief Executive.
EAC Chairman David Lok said that the EACO stipulates that the population of a proposed DCGC shall be as near the number calculated in accordance with the formula set out in that section as practicable, and the EAC shall ensure that the population of each DCGC does not exceed or fall below the upper or lower limit of 25% of the relevant number applicable to it.
Based on the population projections as of June 30, 2027, the projected population of each DCGC falls within the statutory permissible range. Therefore, the EAC will not, in principle, on its own initiative adjust their boundaries.
The EAC also takes into account the latest developments in the districts in accordance with the relevant statutory criteria when formulating the provisional recommendations.
Mr Lok added that the EAC noticed that several residential buildings completed after the delineation of DCGCs for the 2023 DCOE straddle the current boundaries of DCGCs.
To ensure that an entire residential building is included within a single DCGC, the EAC, adopting the principle of affecting a smaller population, proposes minor adjustments to part of the boundaries of Yuen Long Rural East, Tin Shui Wai South & Ping Ha, Wu Tip Shan, and Robin’s Nest DCGCs.
Moreover, on July 15, 2026, the Legislative Council passed a resolution approving the District Councils Ordinance (Amendment of Schedule 1) Order 2026 made by the Chief Executive in Council, which amended the district areas of Yuen Long District and North District to include the Loop into Yuen Long District and update the district area of North District.
With the relevant amendments applying to the 2027 District Council Ordinary Election, the EAC also proposes corresponding adjustments to the boundaries of the relevant DCGCs pursuant to the order.
As for the names of the 44 existing DCGCs, the EAC considers that they adequately reflect the local conditions of each DCGC, and therefore proposes to retain all of them.
The public can make written representations on the provisional recommendations by email, by post to 8/F, Treasury Building, 3 Tonkin Street West, Cheung Sha Wan, Kowloon, or by fax to 2511 1682 on or before September 24.
Call 2891 1001 for enquiries.
