Electorate 25,846 (2016) Number of members 1 | Created from Health | |
Created Hong Kong legislative election, 1998 | ||
The Health Services (Chinese: 衞生服務界), formerly called the Health, is a functional constituency in the elections for the Legislative Council of Hong Kong first created for the 1988 Legislative Council election. The constituency is composed of health services related professionals with one of the larger number of electorates among the functional constituencies. It has been a stronghold of the pro-democracy camp, holding the seat since its creation.
Composition
The Health Services functional constituency is composed of chiropractors, nurses, midwives, pharmacists, medical laboratory technologists, radiographers, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, optometrists, dental hygienists, audiologists, audiology technicians, chiropodists, dental surgery assistants, dental technicians, dental technologists, dental therapists, dietitians, dispensers, mould laboratory technicians, orthoptists, clinical psychologists, educational psychologists, prosthetists, speech therapists and scientific officers.