217 more nomination forms for Election Committee Subsector Ordinary Elections received today
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The Returning Officers for the various subsectors of the 2026 Election Committee Subsector Ordinary Elections received a total of 206 nomination forms for candidates and 11 nomination forms from designated bodies today (October 12). This brings to 962 the total number of nomination forms for candidates and 23 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 | 14 | 17 |
| Commercial (first) | 11 | 14 |
| Commercial (second) | 9 | 11 |
| Commercial (third) | 0 | 21 |
| Employers' Federation of Hong Kong | 8 | 16 |
| Finance | 4 | 15 |
| Financial services | 5 | 20 |
| Hotel | 1 | 16 |
| Import and export | 12 | 19 |
| Industrial (first) | 4 | 15 |
| Industrial (second) | 9 | 20 |
| Insurance | 2 | 14 |
| Real estate and construction | 3 | 6 |
| Small and medium enterprises | 0 | 12 |
| Textiles and garment | 0 | 19 |
| Tourism | 0 | 20 |
| Transport | 1 | 17 |
| Wholesale and retail | 0 | 9 |
| Second Sector | ||
| Subsector | No. of nomination forms for candidates received today | Cumulative total |
| Accountancy | 3 | 15 |
| Architectural, surveying, planning and landscape | 0 | 2 |
| Chinese medicine | 0 | 18 |
| Education | 0 | 14 |
| Engineering | 12 | 16 |
| Legal | 6 | 11 |
| Medical and health services | 8 | 15 |
| Social welfare | 5 | 8 |
| Sports, performing arts, culture and publication | 2 | 15 |
| Technology and innovation | 10 | 14 |
| Third Sector | ||
| Subsector | No. of nomination forms for candidates received today | Cumulative total |
| Agriculture and fisheries | 0 | 68 |
| Associations of Chinese fellow townsmen | 3 | 59 |
| Grassroots associations | 6 | 68 |
| Labour | 0 | 60 |
| Fourth Sector | ||
| Subsector | No. of nomination forms for candidates received today | Cumulative total |
| Heung Yee Kuk | 1 | 29 |
| Representatives of members of Area Committees, District Fight Crime Committees, and District Fire Safety Committees of Hong Kong and Kowloon | 17 | 86 |
| Representatives of members of Area Committees, District Fight Crime Committees, and District Fire Safety Committees of the New Territories | 12 | 74 |
| Fifth Sector | ||
| Subsector | No. of nomination forms for candidates received today | Cumulative total |
| Representatives of Hong Kong members of relevant national organisations | 38 | 109 |
| Total: | 206 | 962 |
Besides, a total of 11 nomination forms were 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 | 1 (15 nominees in total) | 1 (15 nominees in total) |
| 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 | 1 (9 nominees in total) | 1 (9 nominees in total) |
| Hong Kong Publishing Federation Limited | 1 (3 nominees in total) | 1 (3 nominees in total) |
| 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 | 1 (13 nominees in total) | 1 (13 nominees in total) |
| Chinese Muslim Cultural and Fraternal Association | 1 (10 nominees in total) | 1 (10 nominees in total) |
| 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 | 1 (1 nominee in total) | 1 (1 nominee in total) |
| Hong Kong Chamber of Commerce in China—Shanghai | 1 (1 nominee in total) | 1 (1 nominee in total) |
| Hong Kong Chamber of Commerce in China—Zhejiang | 1 (1 nominee in total) | 1 (1 nominee in total) |
| Hong Kong Chamber of Commerce in China—Guangdong | 0 | 1 (1 nominee in total) |
| Hong Kong Chamber of Commerce in China—Fujian | 1 (1 nominee in total) | 1 (1 nominee in total) |
| 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 | 0 | 1 (1 nominee in total) |
| Hong Kong Chamber of Commerce in China—Liaoning | 1 (1 nominee in total) | 1 (1 nominee in total) |
| Hong Kong Chamber of Commerce in China—Shandong | 0 | 0 |
| Hong Kong Professionals (Beijing) Association | 1 (1 nominee in total) | 1 (1 nominee in total) |
| 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: | 11 (56 nominees in total) | 23 (87 nominees in total) |
Particulars of the nominations received today will be uploaded to the election website (www.elections.gov.hk).
Ends/Monday, October 12, 2026
Issued at HKT 20:14
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