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266 more nomination forms for Election Committee Subsector Ordinary Elections received today
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     The Returning Officers (except religious subsector) for the 2016 Election Committee Subsector Ordinary Elections received a total of 266 nomination forms today (November 11). This brings to 1312 the total number of nomination forms received since nominations for the Election Committee Subsector Ordinary Elections opened on November 8. The nomination period will end on November 14.
 
     For each subsector/sub-subsector, a poll will be held on December 11 if there is contested election for that subsector/sub-subsector.

     One designated body of the religious subsector handed in one nomination form today, involving a total of 11 nominees. Four nomination forms have been received since the start of the nomination period, involving a total of 67 nominees. Nominations for this subsector are returned by six designated bodies.

     The breakdown of nominations by subsectors is set out below: 
 
First Sector
Subsector No. of nomination forms received today Cumulative total
Catering 12 15
Commercial (first) 6 17
Commercial (second) 1 18
Employers’ Federation of Hong Kong 1 14
Finance 2 18
Financial services 15 28
Hong Kong Chinese Enterprises Association 0 15
Hotel 3 18
Import and export 0 18
Industrial (first) 2 17
Industrial (second) 2 17
Insurance 7 23
Real estate and construction 2 17
Textiles and garment 0 18
Tourism 0 19
Transport 2 19
Wholesale and retail 1 19
Second Sector
Subsector No. of nomination forms received today Cumulative total
Accountancy 4 53
Architectural, surveying, planning and landscape 8 61
 
Chinese medicine 2 51
Education 5 44
Engineering 7 52
Health services 16 52
Higher education 15 46
Information technology 24 55
Legal 4 36
Medical 15 60
Third Sector (except religious subsector)*
Subsector No. of nomination forms received today Cumulative total
Agriculture and fisheries 60 60
Labour 6 63
Social welfare 14 85
Sports, performing arts, culture and publication
Sports sub-subsector
Performing arts sub-subsector
Culture sub-subsector
Publication sub-subsector
 
 
0
8
 
1
0
 
 
15
20
 
30
15
Fourth Sector
Subsector No. of nomination forms received today Cumulative total
Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference 0 50
Heung Yee Kuk 1 36
Hong Kong and Kowloon District Councils 18 57
New Territories District Councils 2 61
Total: 266 1312
 
*Religious subsector
Number of nominations received
 
Designated body No. of nomination forms received today Cumulative total
Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong 0 0
Chinese Muslim Cultural and Fraternal Association 1(11 nominees in total) 1(11 nominees in total)
Hong Kong Christian Council 0 1 (33 nominees in total)
The Hong Kong Taoist Association 0 1(12 nominees in total)
The Confucian Academy 0 1(11 nominees in total)
The Hong Kong Buddhist Association 0 0
 
     Particulars of the nominees will be uploaded to the election website (www.elections.gov.hk/ecss2016/eng/nominat2.html).
 
Ends/Friday, November 11, 2016
Issued at HKT 22:02
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