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Seven nomination forms for the 2008 Legislative Council Election were received today (July 28) 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 for each geographical constituency is as follows:
July 28 cumulative total
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Hong Kong Island 0 7
Kowloon West 0 6
Kowloon East 1 6
New Territories West 3 12
New Territories East 1 11
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Total 5 42
The number of nominations for each functional constituency is as follows:
July 28 cumulative
total
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Heung Yee Kuk 0 0
Agriculture and Fisheries 0 1
Insurance 1 3
Transport 0 1
Education 0 3
Legal 0 1
Accountancy 0 4 Medical 0 4
Health Services 0 2
Engineering 0 2
Architectural, Surveying and Planning 0 2
Labour 0 2
Social Welfare 0 2
Real Estate and Construction 0 0
Tourism 0 3
Commercial (First) 0 2
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 1 2
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Total 2 47
Particulars of the nominees, including their names, genders, occupations and political affiliations, will be available on the election website at http://www.elections.gov.hk/legco2008/eng/nomination.html.
Ends/Monday, July 28, 2008
Issued at HKT 18:37
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