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Legislative Council elections will accept nominations starting from 10.30, and the qualifications will be confirmed by the Council to sign a supplementary information form

2021-10-08T14:34:05.940Z


The general election of the Legislative Council will be held on December 19. The nomination period will start on the 30th of this month and will end on the 12th of next month. The Electoral Affairs Commission appoints the electors of 10 geographical constituencies, 28 functional constituencies and electoral committee constituencies respectively


The general election of the Legislative Council will be held on December 19. The nomination period will start on the 30th of this month and will end on the 12th of next month.

The Electoral Affairs Commission appoints the Returning Officers of 10 geographical constituencies and 28 functional constituencies and electoral committee constituencies respectively to handle nomination forms and other election matters.


The election of the new Legislative Council is the same as the previous election of the Election Committee. Whether a candidate is effectively nominated or not will be decided by the Eligibility Committee instead.

According to the requirements of the Qualifications Commission, the nominated person must fill in the "Supplementary Information Form for Candidate Qualification Review" and return it during the nomination period.


The Qualifications Review Board may request the candidate to provide any information it deems appropriate to satisfy the Qualifications Review Board that the candidate is eligible for nomination or other matters concerning the validity of the nomination.


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The number of seats for the new term is increased to 90, and the number of directly elected seats is reduced to 20.

The general election of the new Legislative Council will produce 90 members, 20 more seats than before.

However, direct elections will be reduced to 20 seats and changed to ten geographical constituencies; 30 members will be elected by functional constituencies; 40 members will be elected by the re-established electoral committee constituency.

For the nomination arrangements under the new election arrangements, to participate in direct elections, at least 100 but not more than 200 registered voters from the relevant constituency must be nominated.

At the same time, it must be nominated by at least 10 but not more than 20 election committees, including five major sectors, each with no less than 2 but not more than 4 election committees nominations.

The Election Committee sector occupies 40 seats and non-election committee members can stand for election

For a functional constituency, in addition to being a registered elector of the relevant sector or having close ties to the relevant sector, it must also be nominated by at least 10 but not more than 20 registered voters of the relevant sector.

Candidates from functional constituencies must also be nominated by the Election Committee, and the number of candidates required is the same as for direct elections.

As for participating in the electoral committee sector, candidates need not be electors, but they must be nominated by at least 10 but no more than 20 electoral committees, including five major sectors, each with no less than 2 but no more than 4 candidates. Nomination.

Non-Chinese nationals can participate in 12 functional groups

Intended candidates must be registered voters of geographical constituencies over the age of 21, usually residing in Hong Kong within 3 years immediately before nomination, and be Chinese citizens who are Hong Kong permanent residents without foreign abode.

However, the 12 functional constituencies are not limited to this. They can accept non-Chinese citizens or permanent residents of Hong Kong with foreign residency rights, including: the legal profession; accounting; engineering; construction, surveying, urban planning and gardening; real estate and Construction; tourism; business (first); industry (first); financial services; financial services; import and export; and insurance.

Candidates must submit a written oath before 10.15 or they will be disqualified | Election Commission Liu Zhaojia: After the election of the Election Commission, politicians will have virtuous competition for the election of the Election Commission. Zeng Guowei: Perfect the electoral system and the election commission should be established Looking at the overall situation, the election committee quickly counts the votes. Tang Jiahua criticizes shame, comparable to the third world, and dissolves the election committee. The DAB holds 10% of the seats.

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Source: hk1

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