532 nomination forms for Election Committee Subsector Ordinary Elections received today
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     The nomination period for the 2016 Election Committee Subsector Ordinary Elections runs from today (November 8) until November 14. A total of 532 nomination forms were received by the Returning Officers for various subsectors (except religious subsector) today.

     For each subsector/sub-subsector, a poll will be held on December 11 if there is contested election for that subsector/sub-subsector.

     No nomination forms were received from the religious subsector today. Nominations of members representing 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
Catering 0
Commercial (first) 2
Commercial (second) 17
Employers’ Federation of Hong Kong 0
Finance 11
Financial services 1
Hong Kong Chinese Enterprises Association 0
Hotel 8
Import and export 0
Industrial (first) 0
Industrial (second) 13
Insurance 3
Real estate and construction 5
Textiles and garment 17
Tourism 0
Transport 10
Wholesale and retail 17
Second Sector
Subsector No. of nomination forms received today
Accountancy 9
Architectural, surveying, planning and landscape 23
Chinese medicine 31
Education 8
Engineering 33
Health services 15
Higher education 8
Information technology 26
Legal 30
Medical 14
Third Sector (except religious subsector)*
Subsector No. of nomination forms received today
Agriculture and fisheries 0
Labour 20
Social welfare 36
Sports, performing arts, culture and publication
Sports sub-subsector
Performing arts sub-subsector
Culture sub-subsector
Publication sub-subsector
 
 
15
11
26
15
Fourth Sector
Subsector No. of nomination forms received today
Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference 50
Heung Yee Kuk 32
Hong Kong and Kowloon District Councils 1
New Territories District Councils 25
Total: 532
 
*Religious subsector
Number of nominations received
 
 
Designated body No. of nomination forms received today
Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong 0
Chinese Muslim Cultural and Fraternal Association 0
Hong Kong Christian Council 0
The Hong Kong Taoist Association 0
The Confucian Academy 0
The Hong Kong Buddhist Association 0

     Particulars of the nominees will be uploaded to the election website (www.elections.gov.hk/ecss2016/eng/nominat2.html).

Ends/Tuesday, November 8, 2016
Issued at HKT 22:38

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