​The nomination period for the 2026 Election Committee Subsector (ECSS) Ordinary Elections will run from October 7 (Wednesday) until October 20 (Tuesday). The numbers of members of the Election Committee (EC) to be elected by each of the subsectors were gazetted and uploaded to the election website (www.elections.gov.hk) today (September 22). If the number of validly nominated candidates for an EC subsector exceeds the number of EC members to be elected by that subsector, a poll will be held on November 22.

     A spokesman for the Registration and Electoral Office (REO) said, "A person nominated as a candidate (a nominated person) must be a registered geographical constituency elector aged 18 or above, who is a registered voter for the relevant subsector or has a substantial connection with that subsector. Details on the eligibility and disqualification in regard to nomination as a candidate and being elected as an EC member, as well as the requirements to be complied with by persons nominated as candidates, are set out in sections 17, 17A, 18, 18A, 19 and 20 of the Schedule to the Chief Executive Election Ordinance (Cap. 569).

     "The nomination form must be subscribed by at least five voters registered for the subsector concerned. Each voter may subscribe multiple nominations regarding a particular subsector but the number of candidates that each voter can nominate should not exceed the number of EC members to be elected by that subsector. In the case of a corporate voter, the subscription of the nomination form may only be effected by the corporate voter's authorised representative," the spokesman said.

     The Electoral Affairs Commission has appointed Returning Officers to receive nomination forms and to handle other electoral matters for their respective subsectors. The notice for the appointment of Returning Officers, with their office addresses, was also gazetted today and uploaded to the election website.

     The nomination forms may be obtained during ordinary business hours from 9am to 5pm on Mondays to Fridays and from 9am to noon on Saturdays (except public holidays) beginning today at the two offices of the REO (8/F, Treasury Building, 3 Tonkin Street West, Cheung Sha Wan, Kowloon, and Unit 2301-03, 23/F, Millennium City 6, 392 Kwun Tong Road, Kwun Tong, Kowloon), or the offices of the Returning Officers of the relevant subsectors. The nomination forms may also be obtained from any of the District Offices during their operation hours, or downloaded from the election website.

     A nominated person must submit the completed nomination form and an election deposit of $1,000 in person to the respective Returning Officers during the abovementioned ordinary business hours (except public holidays) within the nomination period. The spokesman reminded nominated persons that they should lodge the election deposit by the Faster Payment System (FPS) as far as possible, or by cash and cashier orders, to avoid any complications arising from a cheque not being honoured.

     "Nominated persons are advised to submit their nomination forms as early as possible to allow time to correct mistakes, if any, in the forms before the end of nomination period," the spokesman added.

     Separately, nominated persons must, in accordance with the requirements of the Candidate Eligibility Review Committee, complete and return the Eligibility Review Supplementary Information Form (SIF). The SIF can be downloaded from the election website, and nominated persons are advised to complete the SIF electronically and submit the completed SIF by email to cerc_secretariat@cerc.gov.hk. Nominated persons should submit their SIFs as soon as possible and no later than 5pm on October 20 to facilitate prompt processing.

     Copies of the nomination forms of respective subsectors are available for public inspection at the offices of the Returning Officers during ordinary business hours after the start of the nomination period. Members of the public may also inspect copies of all the nomination forms at the REO office in Kwun Tong.

     For enquiries, please call the election hotline at 2891 1001.

Ends/Tuesday, September 22, 2026
Issued at HKT 12:45

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