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There are at present 18 district councils, 9 in the urban areas and 9 in the New Territories. There are altogether 534 DC seats for the DC term of 2008-2011.
Please click
here to access the District Councils Homepage.
Functions of a District Council
The functions of a District Council are -
(a) to advise
the Government -
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on matters affecting the well-being of the people
in the District; and
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on the provision and use of public facilities
and services within the District; and
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on the adequacy and priorities of Government
programmes for the District; and
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on the use of public funds allocated to the District
for local public works and community activities;
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(b) where funds are made available for the purpose,
to undertake -
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environmental improvements within the District;
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the promotion of recreational and cultural activities
within the District; and
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community activities within the District. |
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