The Returning Officers for the various subsectors of the 2026 Election Committee Subsector Ordinary Elections received a total of 71 nomination forms for candidates and one nomination form from designated bodies today (October 10). This brings to 756 the total number of nomination forms for candidates and 12 the total number of nomination forms from designated bodies received since nominations opened on October 7. The nomination period will end on October 20.

     The breakdown of candidate nomination forms received by each subsector is set out below:
 

First Sector
Subsector	No. of nomination forms for candidates received today	Cumulative total
Catering	3	3
Commercial (first)	0	3
Commercial (second)	0	2
Commercial (third)	0	21
Employers' Federation of Hong Kong	0	8
Finance	0	11
Financial services	0	15
Hotel	1	15
Import and export	0	7
Industrial (first)	0	11
Industrial (second)	0	11
Insurance	0	12
Real estate and construction	0	3
Small and medium enterprises	0	12
Textiles and garment	5	19
Tourism	0	20
Transport	2	16
Wholesale and retail	0	9
Second Sector
Subsector	No. of nomination forms for candidates received today	Cumulative total
Accountancy	0	12
Architectural, surveying, planning and landscape	0	2
Chinese medicine	3	18
Education	0	14
Engineering	0	4
Legal	1	5
Medical and health services	1	7
Social welfare	0	3
Sports, performing arts, culture and publication	0	13
Technology and innovation	1	4
Third Sector
Subsector	No. of nomination forms for candidates received today	Cumulative total
Agriculture and fisheries	1	68
Associations of Chinese fellow townsmen	6	56
Grassroots associations	4	62
Labour	0	60
Fourth Sector
Subsector	No. of nomination forms for candidates received today	Cumulative total
Heung Yee Kuk	0	28
Representatives of members of Area Committees, District Fight Crime Committees, and District Fire Safety Committees of Hong Kong and Kowloon	9	69
Representatives of members of Area Committees, District Fight Crime Committees, and District Fire Safety Committees of the New Territories	0	62
Fifth Sector
Subsector	No. of nomination forms for candidates received today	Cumulative total
Representatives of Hong Kong members of relevant national organisations	34	71
Total:	71	756

     ​Besides, a total of one nomination form was received from designated bodies by each subsector:
 

Accountancy
Designated body	No. of nomination forms received from designated bodies today	Cumulative total
Association of Hong Kong Accounting Advisors Limited	0	0
Chinese medicine
Designated body	No. of nomination forms received from designated bodies today	Cumulative total
WFCMS (Hong Kong) Council Members Association Limited	0	0
Legal
Designated body	No. of nomination forms received from designated bodies today	Cumulative total
China Law Society's HK Council Members Association	0	1 (9 nominees in total)
Sports, performing arts, culture and publication
Designated body	No. of nomination forms received from designated bodies today	Cumulative total
Sports Federation & Olympic Committee of Hong Kong, China	0	1 (3 nominees in total)
China Federation of Literary and Art Circles Hong Kong Member Association Limited	0	0
Hong Kong Publishing Federation Limited	0	0
Technology and innovation
Designated body	No. of nomination forms received from designated bodies today	Cumulative total
The Greater Bay Area Association of Academicians	0	0
Religious
Designated body	No. of nomination forms received from designated bodies today	Cumulative total
Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong	0	0
Chinese Muslim Cultural and Fraternal Association	0	0
Hong Kong Christian Council	0	0
The Hong Kong Taoist Association	0	1 (10 nominees in total)
The Confucian Academy	0	0
The Hong Kong Buddhist Association	0	0
Representatives of associations of Hong Kong residents in the Mainland
Designated body	No. of nomination forms received from designated bodies today	Cumulative total
Mainland China (Shenzhen) Consultant Services Centre, The Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions	0	0
Mainland China (Guangzhou) Consultant Services Centre, The Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions	0	0
Mainland China (Dongguan) Consultant Services Centre, The Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions	0	1 (1 nominee in total)
Mainland China (Zhongshan) Consultant Services Centre, The Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions	0	0
Mainland China (Huizhou) Consultant Services Centre, The Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions	0	1 (1 nominee in total)
Mainland China (Fujian, Xiamen) Consultant Services Centre, The Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions	0	0
Hong Kong Chamber of Commerce in China	0	0
Hong Kong Chamber of Commerce in China—Tianjin	0	0
Hong Kong Chamber of Commerce in China—Shanghai	0	0
Hong Kong Chamber of Commerce in China—Zhejiang	0	0
Hong Kong Chamber of Commerce in China—Guangdong	0	1 (1 nominee in total)
Hong Kong Chamber of Commerce in China—Fujian	0	0
Hong Kong Chamber of Commerce in China—Guangxi	0	0
Hong Kong Chamber of Commerce in China—Sichuan	0	1 (1 nominee in total)
Hong Kong Chamber of Commerce in China—Wuhan	1 (1 nominee in total)	1 (1 nominee in total)
Hong Kong Chamber of Commerce in China—Liaoning	0	0
Hong Kong Chamber of Commerce in China—Shandong	0	0
Hong Kong Professionals (Beijing) Association	0	0
Shanghai Hong Kong Association	0	1 (1 nominee in total)
Guangzhou Tianhe Hong Kong and Macau Youth Association	0	0
Hong Kong Association of China Business	0	1 (1 nominee in total)
Hong Kong Chamber of Commerce, Qianhai, Shenzhen	0	0
Hong Kong and Macau Entrepreneurs Branch, Chongqing Overseas Association	0	0
Fujian Federation of Overseas Chinese Entrepreneurs	0	0
Hong Kong and Macao Youth Innovation and Entrepreneurship Federation in Zhongkai Huizhou	0	1 (1 nominee in total)
The Hong Kong Fellowship in Huadu Guangzhou	0	1 (1 nominee in total)
The Hong Kong Fellowship in Chancheng Foshan	0	0
Total:	1 (1 nominee in total)	12 (31 nominees in total)

     Particulars of the nominations received today will be uploaded to the election website (www.elections.gov.hk).

Ends/Saturday, October 10, 2026
Issued at HKT 15:32

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