It is one of the oldest functional constituencies created for the
first elections to the Legislative Council in 1985. Prior to that, the Chamber had its representatives in the council thoroughly through elections at the general meetings since 1884.[2] It corresponds to the Commercial (First) Subsector in the
Election Committee.
History
The Commercial (First)
functional constituency was established as First Commercial, one of the two commercial electoral divisions elected by the
chambers of commerce. It was one of the original 12 functional constituency seats created for the
1985 Legislative Council election, the first ever election for the colonial legislature. It was composed of bodies that are members of the
Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce (HKGCC) entitled to vote at general meetings of the chamber. Prior to that, the Chamber had its representatives in the council thoroughly through elections at the general meetings since 1884. The representatives are listed as following:
1884–1985 Chamber Legislative Council representatives[3]