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148 valid nominations received

August 02, 2016
Electoral guidelines

Electoral guidelines:  Electoral Affairs Commission Chairman Justice Barnabas Fung (centre) briefs the candidates of the 2016 Legislative Council General Election.

The number of valid nomination forms received for the 2016 Legislative Council General Election is 148, Electoral Affairs Commission Chairman Justice Barnabas Fung announced today.

 

Justice Fung briefed candidates on important points to note when conducting electioneering activities.

 

He said the election will be held on September 4 and a total of 154 nomination forms were received, among which one nomination form was withdrawn, five nomination forms were ruled invalid, and one nominee from two nomination forms was ruled invalid.

 

He noted that once the poll is closed, most polling stations will be converted into counting stations for counting geographical constituency votes, while ballot boxes of all functional constituencies will be delivered to the central counting station at the AsiaWorld-Expo.

 

"It is expected that counting of the votes for geographical constituencies can only start at about 11pm at the earliest, and may finish at late night. As for the counting of votes at the central counting station, counting will begin after the ballot boxes delivered from the polling stations are received. The whole counting process at the central counting station is expected to finish at around noon the next day at the earliest," said Justice Fung.

 

During the briefing session, some participants shouted and stormed the stage, causing chaos and seriously disrupting the order of the event. The briefing had to end prematurely to facilitate the drawing of lots by Returning Officers to determine the order of candidates on ballot papers.

 

The commission expressed deep regret and strongly condemned the violent acts of those people.

 

 



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