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A total of 38 nomination forms for the 2008 Legislative Council election were received today (July 19) by the Returning Officers of the five geographical constituencies and 28 functional constituencies.
The nomination period started today and runs until August 1.
The number of nomination lists received for each geographical constituency is as follows:
Hong Kong Island: 3
Kowloon West: 2
Kowloon East: 3
New Territories West: 8
New Territories East: 0
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Total: 16
The number of nominations received for each functional constituency is as follows:
Heung Yee Kuk: 0
Agriculture and Fisheries: 0
Insurance: 1
Transport: 0
Education: 2
Legal: 0
Accountancy: 1
Medical: 0
Health Services: 0
Engineering: 1
Architectural, Surveying and Planning: 1
Labour: 0
Social Welfare: 1
Real Estate and Construction: 0
Tourism: 2
Commercial (First): 1
Commercial (Second): 1
Industrial (First): 1
Industrial (Second): 0
Finance: 1
Financial Services: 1
Sports, Performing Arts, Culture and Publication: 1
Import and Export: 0
Textiles and Garment: 2
Wholesale and Retail: 2
Information Technology: 2
Catering: 1
District Council: 0
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Total: 22
Particulars of the nominees, including their names, genders, occupations and political affiliations, will be available at the election website at http://www.elections.gov.hk/legco2008/eng/nomination.html.
Ends/Saturday, July 19, 2008
Issued at HKT 15:28
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