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The nomination period for the non-District Councils subsectors of the 2011 Election Committee (EC) Subsector Elections will run from November 8 until November 15. The nomination period for the Hong Kong and Kowloon District Councils subsector and the New Territories District Councils subsector will run from November 18 to 24.
For each subsector, if the number of validly nominated candidates exceeds the number of EC members allocated to that subsector, a poll will be held on December 11.
"A nominee must be a registered geographical constituency elector aged 18 or above who is a registered voter for the relevant EC subsector or has a substantial connection with that subsector. Details on the qualification and disqualification for nomination as a candidate are respectively set out in sections 17, 18 and 18A of the Schedule to the Chief Executive Election Ordinance," a spokesman for the Registration and Electoral Office (REO) said today (October 7).
"A nomination form must be subscribed by not less than five voters registered for the EC subsector concerned. Each voter may subscribe as many nominations regarding a particular EC subsector but the number should not exceed the vacancies to be filled in that subsector," the spokesman said.
Nominees must submit in person the completed nomination form and an election deposit of $1,000 to the respective Returning Officer during the nomination period. Nominations are accepted between 9am and 5pm from Mondays to Fridays and from 9am to noon on Saturdays during the nomination periods.
"Nominees are advised to submit their nomination forms as early as possible so that they will have time to correct any mistakes on the forms before nominations close," the spokesman said.
Nomination forms can be obtained from the District Offices, the offices of the Returning Officers and the REO office at 10/F Harbour Centre, 25 Harbour Road, Wan Chai. They can also be downloaded from the REO website (www.reo.gov.hk).
The Electoral Affairs Commission has appointed Returning Officers for various subsectors to receive nomination forms for their respective subsector and to handle other electoral duties.
Notices for the elections and the appointment of Returning Officers, with their office addresses, were gazetted today. The full list of the Returning Officers is also available at the REO website.
For enquiries, please call the election hotline on 2891 1001.
Ends/Friday, October 7, 2011
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