Returning Officers received 1,451 nomination forms during the nomination period for the Election Committee Subsector Elections, except for the District Council subsectors, which closed today.
Ninety-eight nominations were submitted today.
Apart from the nominee who withdrew from the poll in the tourism subsector yesterday, a nominee for the Chinese medicine subsector submitted a notice of withdrawal of candidature today.
For each subsector and sub-subsector, a poll will be held on December 11 if there is a contested election for that subsector or sub-subsector.
Six designated bodies of the religious subsector handed in nomination forms by the close of the nomination period, involving a total of 108 nominees. Two designated bodies of the subsector handed in nomination forms today, involving a total of 24 nominees. Nominations of members representing this subsector are returned by six designated bodies.
A full list of the validly nominated candidates for the election will be published in the Gazette after the Returning Officers have validated and confirmed the eligibility of candidature of the nominees.
The Electoral Affairs Commission will hold three briefing sessions for candidates on November 18 and 19 at the Kowloon Bay International Trade & Exhibition Centre. After each briefing session, Returning Officers will determine by drawing lots the order of the names of candidates of their respective subsectors on ballot papers and the allocation of designated display spots of election advertisements.
Particulars of the nominees will be uploaded to the election
website.
