161 candidates determined to be validly nominated for 2025 Legislative Council General Election

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     In accordance with Annex II to the Basic Law, the Candidate Eligibility Review Committee (CERC) is responsible for reviewing and confirming the eligibility of candidates for membership of the Legislative Council (LegCo). The CERC will decide whether the person concerned can meet the legal requirements and conditions of upholding the Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) of the People's Republic of China (PRC) and bearing allegiance to the HKSAR of the PRC.

     The nomination period for the 2025 LegCo General Election, which began on October 24, ended on November 6. The Returning Officers for the 10 geographical constituencies, 28 functional constituencies, and the Election Committee constituency received a total of 161 nomination forms during the nomination period. The CERC has completed reviewing the nominations and considered that all 161 candidates meet the legal requirements and conditions for upholding the Basic Law and bearing allegiance to the HKSAR of the PRC, and determined their nominations as valid.

     The list of the 161 validly nominated candidates is provided in the Annex. The CERC will publish notices in the Gazette today (November 10), with the names, addresses and candidate numbers of the 161 candidates who were determined to be validly nominated in fulfilment of the legal requirement.

Ends/Monday, November 10, 2025
Issued at HKT 17:40

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