​A Government spokesman said today (August 7) that the Chief Executive has, in accordance with section 16 of the Schedule to the Chief Executive Election Ordinance, specified Sunday, November 22, 2026, as the polling date for the 2026 Election Committee Subsector Ordinary Elections to return elected members of the new term of the Election Committee. The relevant notice has been published in the Gazette today.

     In addition, the nomination period for the elections will run from October 7 to October 20. The Chief Electoral Officer will publish a notice specifying the period within which and the address at which nomination forms are to be submitted, and will announce the relevant details in due course.

     The Government will continue to work closely with the Electoral Affairs Commission to actively carry out preparatory work, with a view to ensuring that the elections will be conducted smoothly in an open, honest, fair, safe and orderly manner, with arrangements that are efficient and user-friendly.

Ends/Friday, August 7, 2026
Issued at HKT 11:45

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