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The names of 200 validly nominated candidates for the 2008 Legislative Council election were gazetted today (August 11). The number for each candidate or list of candidates on the ballot papers, which was determined by drawing of lots, was also announced.
The number of validly nominated candidates for the Agriculture and Fisheries functional constituency has yet to be determined. Information about the validly nominated candidate(s) for this functional constituency will be gazetted later.
A total of 142 candidates who belong to 53 lists are validly nominated to run for 30 seats in the five geographical constituencies.
For the functional constituency election, there are now 58 validly nominated candidates (except for the Agriculture and Fisheries functional constituency), and 45 of them will compete for 16 seats.
Thirteen candidates in 11 functional constituencies will be returned to the Legislative Council uncontested. These constituencies are Heung Yee Kuk; Labour; Real Estate and Construction; Commercial (Second); Industrial (First); Industrial (Second); Finance; Financial Services; Sports, Performing Arts, Culture and Publication; Import and Export; and Catering. About 17,000 electors in these functional constituencies do not have to vote.
"A total of 532 polling stations across Hong Kong will be open from 7.30am to 10.30pm on September 7 for about 3,370,000 registered geographical constituency electors and about 210,000 functional constituency electors to cast their votes," a spokesman for the Registration and Electoral Office said.
The number of candidate lists, candidates, seats, and electors for each geographical constituency is as follows:
candidate
lists candidates seats electors
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Hong Kong
Island 10 24 6 627,657
Kowloon West 13 30 5 440,335
Kowloon East 6 17 4 540,649
New
Territories
West 14 42 8 943,161
New
Territories
East 10 29 7 820,205
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Total 53 142 30 3,372,007
The number of candidates, seats, and electors for each contested functional constituency is as follows:
candidates seats electors
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Insurance 3 1 144
Transport 2 1 178
Education 3 1 90,693
Legal 2 1 6,111
Accountancy 5 1 22,276
Medical 4 1 10,606
Health Services 2 1 36,968
Engineering 3 1 8,323
Architectural,
Surveying and
Planning 5 1 6,147
Social Welfare 2 1 12,519
Tourism 4 1 1,261
Commercial
(First) 2 1 1,040
Textiles
and Garment 2 1 3,710
Wholesale
and Retail 2 1 6,074
Information
Technology 2 1 5,749
District Council 2 1 428
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Total 45 16 212,227
The gazette notices and information about the candidates are available on the election website (http://www.elections.gov.hk/legco2008/eng/notices.html).
Ends/Monday, August 11, 2008
Issued at HKT 16:59
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