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Polls for six contested Election Committee subsectors to be conducted at By-elections on September 7
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     The Registration and Electoral Office (REO) announced today (August 12) that, following the announcement made by the Candidate Eligibility Review Committee (CERC) yesterday (August 11), the nominations of 100 candidates for the 2025 Election Committee Subsector (ECSS) By-elections are valid. Pursuant to the decision of the CERC, 28 validly nominated candidates from six contested subsectors will compete for 21 seats in the ECSS By-elections to be held on September 7.

     The six contested subsectors are as follows:
 
  • Commercial (third)
  • Architectural, surveying, planning and landscape
  • Technology and innovation
  • Labour
  • Representatives of members of Area Committees, District Fight Crime Committees, and District Fire Safety Committees of Hong Kong and Kowloon
  • Representatives of members of Area Committees, District Fight Crime Committees, and District Fire Safety Committees of the New Territories
     
     Besides, there are 22 uncontested subsectors, of which 72 candidates are returned uncontested, and one candidate whose nomination for the Heung Yee Kuk subsector was ruled invalid by the CERC due to his death during the nomination period.

     "The ECSS By-elections will be held on September 7. Five ordinary polling stations will be set up on the polling day, and the combined voting arrangement will continue to be adopted, i.e. a subsector voter who is also an authorised representative of another subsector can cast two votes at the same polling station. The polling hours of the ordinary polling stations are from 9am to 6pm," a spokesman for the REO said.

     The Electoral Affairs Commission will hold a briefing session for candidates on August 18 to familiarise them with the electoral arrangements and various regulations, to ensure that the By-elections will be conducted in an open, fair and honest manner. Representatives from the REO, the Department of Justice, the Independent Commission Against Corruption and Hongkong Post will also be present.

     The Gazette notices incorporating the names of the 28 validly nominated candidates from the contested subsectors, along with the number of each candidate on the ballot papers that was determined by drawing lots, were published today. All relevant Gazette notices and information about the candidates are available on the election website (www.elections.gov.hk).
 
Ends/Tuesday, August 12, 2025
Issued at HKT 23:22
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