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A total of 11 nomination forms for the 2008 Legislative Council Election were received today (July 23) by the Returning Officers of the five geographical constituencies and 28 functional constituencies.
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The nomination period runs from July 19 to August 1.
The number of nomination lists received for each geographical constituency is as follows:
July 23 cumulative total
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Hong Kong Island 2 5
Kowloon West 1 4
Kowloon East 0 5
New Territories West 0 9
New Territories East 2 5
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Total 5 28
The number of nominations received for each functional constituency is as follows:
July 23 cumulative total
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Heung Yee Kuk 0 0
Agriculture and Fisheries 1 1
Insurance 0 2
Transport 1 1
Education 0 2
Legal 0 1
Accountancy 0 2
Medical 2 3
Health Services 1 1
Engineering 0 1
Architectural, Surveying
and Planning 0 1
Labour 0 0
Social Welfare 0 2
Real Estate
and Construction 0 0
Tourism 0 2
Commercial (First) 0 1
Commercial (Second) 0 1
Industrial (First) 0 1
Industrial (Second) 0 0
Finance 0 1
Financial Services 0 1
Sports, Performing Arts,
Culture and Publication 0 1
Import and Export 1 1
Textiles and Garment 0 2
Wholesale and Retail 0 2
Information Technology 0 2
Catering 0 1
District Council 0 0
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Total 6 33
Particulars of the nominees, including their name, gender, occupation and political affiliation, will be available at the election website at www.elections.gov.hk/legco2008/eng/nomination.html.
Ends/Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Issued at HKT 19:21
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