Photo taken on July 14, 2020 shows the Golden Bauhinia Square in Hong Kong, July 14, 2020. (PHOTO / XINHUA)
HONG KONG – The weeklong nomination period for the 2021 Election Committee subsector elections ended Thursday with more than 1,000 nominations submitted.
In a statement, the government said 1,016 candidates signed up to contest the 967 seats to be returned by subsector elections while 40 nominations were filed for subsectors with members to be returned by nomination.
The government said 1,016 candidates signed up to contest the 967 seats to be returned by subsector elections while 40 nominations were filed for subsectors with members to be returned by nomination
The 1,500-member Election Committee is responsible for choosing the city’s Chief Executive and electing some of the Legislative Council's members.
According to the statement, the Candidate Eligibility Review Committee will publish in the Gazette within 14 days after the closing of the nominations a notice of validly nominated candidates for subsector elections.
“If there is a contested election for a subsector, a poll for that subsector will be held on September 19 and the number for the candidates concerned to be printed on ballot papers will also be published on the above Gazette notice,” the statement reads.
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The 2021 Election Committee Subsector Ordinary Elections is scheduled on Sept 19. The election will be the first contested in the city since it revamped its electoral system to ensure that “patriots administer Hong Kong”.
It will be followed by the LegCo election in December and Chief Executive election in March. The new Election Committee members will elect 40 of the next legislature’s 90 members.
Electoral Affairs Commission Chairman Justice Barnabas Fung Wah will chair an online briefing on Aug 25 and brief candidates about the guidelines on election-related activities and important points to note in running their election campaigns.
A representative from the Independent Commission Against Corruption will explain the Elections (Corrupt and Illegal Conduct) Ordinance while a representative from Hongkong Post will explain the arrangement and requirements of the free postage service for election mail.
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Representatives from the Registration and Electoral Office and the Department of Justice will also be present.