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A total of five nomination forms for the 2008 Legislative Council Election were received today (July 24) by the Returning Officers of the five geographical constituencies and 28 functional constituencies.
The nomination period runs from July 19 to August 1.
The number of nomination lists received for each geographical constituency is as follows:
July 24 cumulative total
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Hong Kong Island 1 6
Kowloon West 1 5
Kowloon East 0 5
New Territories West 0 9
New Territories East 1 6
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Total 3 31
The number of nominations received for each functional constituency is as follows:
July 24 cumulative total
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Heung Yee Kuk 0 0
Agriculture and Fisheries 0 1
Insurance 0 2
Transport 0 1
Education 0 2
Legal 0 1
Accountancy 1 3
Medical 0 3
Health Services 1 2
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 0 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 2 35
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/Thursday, July 24, 2008
Issued at HKT 19:20
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