It quickly established 22 area committees to help with its aim of promoting a fit population.

Each group sends representatives to an area committee.

Councillors elected from a particular area become members of the relevant area committee.

In the county council areas of England, for example, there is typically an area committee for each district within the county.

Leicester - 9 area committees containing between 2 and 3 wards.

Shropshire Council has established three area committees, which deal with more local matters such as licensing and planning.

At present, there are 70 area committees throughout Hong Kong.

As a result area committees were named after and made decisions for areas which they did not exactly represent.

Community capacity-building remains a "cornerstone of area committee" and is likely to increase its appearance in the future.

Therefore area committees ceased to represent exactly the areas for which they were named and made decisions.