A total of 26 nominations for the Election Committee subsector elections have been received today.

This brings to 100 the total number of nominations received since the eight-day nomination period started on Friday (March 13).

The breakdown of nominations by subsector is:

Subsector        Number of nominations     Cumulated total
---------             received today       ---------------
                 --------------------- 

Catering                   1                        1   

Commercial(second)                                  1 

Import and export                                   1

Insurance                                           2

Real estate & construction                          1

Wholesale and retail       1                        1

Accountancy                2                        4

Chinese medicine           1                        4

Education                  9                        9

Engineering                                        17

Higher education           1                        6

Information technology     1                       16

Legal                                               1

Medical                    2                        3

Agriculture and fisheries  1                        5

Labour                     1                        5

Religious                                           7

Culture                    1                        1

Publication                1                        1

Chinese People's Political
Consultative Conference                             7

Provisional District Boards
for the Districts in the
Urban Council Area         2                        5
("Hong Kong and Kowloon
Provisional District Boards")

Provisional District Boards 
for the Districts in the 
Regional Council Area      2                        2
("New Territories Provisional
District Boards")