The nomination period for the 2021 Election Committee Subsector Ordinary Elections, which began on August 6, ended at 5pm today (August 12). The Returning Officers of subsectors with members to be returned by election received a total of 1 016 nomination forms for candidates by the close of nominations, of which 23 were received today. As for subsectors with members to be returned by nomination, Returning Officers received a total of 40 nomination forms for designated bodies, of which one was received today. In other words, Returning Officers received a total of 1 056 nomination forms throughout the nomination period.
The Returning Officers will determine the order of names of candidates for their respective subsectors to be appeared on ballot papers and the allocation of the designated spots for display of election advertisements by drawing of lots at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre on August 23 (Monday). The Candidate Eligibility Review Committee will, within 14 days after the close of nominations, publish in the Gazette a notice of validly nominated candidates. 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 Electoral Affairs Commission will hold an online briefing for candidates on August 25 (Wednesday). The Commission Chairman, Mr Justice Barnabas Fung Wah, will chair the briefing 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. A representative from Hongkong Post will explain the arrangement and requirements of the free postage service for election mail. Representatives from the Registration and Electoral Office and the Department of Justice will also be present.
The number of nomination forms received from the subsectors with members to be returned by election is set out below:
| First Sector | ||
| Subsector | No. of nomination forms for candidates received today | Cumulative total |
| Catering | 0 | 16 |
| Commercial (first) | 5 | 16 |
| Commercial (second) | 0 | 17 |
| Commercial (third) | 1 | 18 |
| Employers' Federation of Hong Kong | 0 | 15 |
| Finance | 0 | 17 |
| Financial services | 1 | 17 |
| Hotel | 0 | 15 |
| Import and export | 0 | 17 |
| Industrial (first) | 0 | 17 |
| Industrial (second) | 0 | 17 |
| Insurance | 1 | 21 |
| Real estate and construction | 1 | 16 |
| Small and medium enterprises | 0 | 15 |
| Textiles and garment | 0 | 17 |
| Tourism | 0 | 17 |
| Transport | 0 | 17 |
| Wholesale and retail | 0 | 17 |
| Second Sector | ||
| Subsector | No. of nomination forms for candidates received today | Cumulative total |
| Accountancy | 0 | 15 |
| Architectural, surveying, planning and landscape | 1 | 17 |
| Chinese medicine | 1 | 16 |
| Education | 0 | 14 |
| Engineering | 0 | 15 |
| Legal | 1 | 16 |
| Medical and health services | 2 | 24 |
| Social welfare | 0 | 23 |
| Sports, performing arts, culture and publication | 1 | 14 |
| Technology and innovation | 1 | 15 |
| Third Sector | ||
| Subsector | No. of nomination forms for candidates received today | Cumulative total |
| Agriculture and fisheries | 0 | 60 |
| Associations of Chinese fellow townsmen | 0 | 57 |
| Grassroots associations | 0 | 59 |
| Labour | 3 | 72 |
| Fourth Sector | ||
| Subsector | No. of nomination forms for candidates received today | Cumulative total |
| Heung Yee Kuk | 0 | 27 |
| Representatives of members of Area Committees, District Fight Crime Committees, and District Fire Safety Committees of Hong Kong and Kowloon | 2 | 78 |
| Representatives of members of Area Committees, District Fight Crime Committees, and District Fire Safety Committees of the New Territories | 2 | 82 |
| Fifth Sector | ||
| Subsector | No. of nomination forms for candidates received today | Cumulative total |
| Representatives of Hong Kong members of relevant national organisations | 0 | 110 |
| Total: | 23 | 1 016 |
As for the subsectors with members to be returned by nomination, the number of nomination forms received is as below:
| Accountancy | ||
| Designated body | No. of nomination forms received from designated bodies today | Cumulative total |
| Association of Hong Kong Accounting Advisors Limited | 0 | 1 (17 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 | 1 (18 nominees in total) |
| 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 | 1 (9 nominees in total) |
| Hong Kong Publishing Federation Limited | 0 | 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 | 1 (16 nominees in total) |
| Religious | ||
| Designated body | No. of nomination forms received from designated bodies today | Cumulative total |
| Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong | 0 | 1 (40 nominees in total) |
| Chinese Muslim Cultural and Fraternal Association | 0 | 1 (12 nominees in total) |
| Hong Kong Christian Council | 1 (12 nominees in total) | 1 (12 nominees in total) |
| The Hong Kong Taoist Association | 0 | 1 (12 nominees in total) |
| The Confucian Academy | 0 | 1 (13 nominees in total) |
| The Hong Kong Buddhist Association | 0 | 1 (13 nominees in total) |
| 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 | 1 (2 nominees in total) |
| Mainland China (Guangzhou) Consultant Services Centre, The Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions | 0 | 1 (2 nominees in total) |
| Mainland China (Dongguan) Consultant Services Centre, The Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions | 0 | 1 (2 nominees in total) |
| Mainland China (Zhongshan) Consultant Services Centre, The Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions | 0 | 1 (2 nominees in total) |
| Mainland China (Huizhou) Consultant Services Centre, The Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions | 0 | 1 (2 nominees in total) |
| Mainland China (Fujian, Xiamen) Consultant Services Centre, The Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions | 0 | 1 (2 nominees in total) |
| Hong Kong Chamber of Commerce in China | 0 | 1 (2 nominees in total) |
| Hong Kong Chamber of Commerce in China—Tianjin | 0 | 1 (2 nominees in total) |
| Hong Kong Chamber of Commerce in China—Shanghai | 0 | 1 (2 nominees in total) |
| Hong Kong Chamber of Commerce in China—Zhejiang | 0 | 1 (2 nominees in total) |
| Hong Kong Chamber of Commerce in China—Guangdong | 0 | 1 (2 nominees in total) |
| Hong Kong Chamber of Commerce in China—Fujian | 0 | 1 (2 nominees in total) |
| Hong Kong Chamber of Commerce in China—Guangxi | 0 | 1 (2 nominees in total) |
| Hong Kong Chamber of Commerce in China—Sichuan | 0 | 1 (2 nominees in total) |
| Hong Kong Chamber of Commerce in China—Wuhan | 0 | 1 (2 nominees in total) |
| Hong Kong Chamber of Commerce in China—Liaoning | 0 | 1 (2 nominees in total) |
| Hong Kong Chamber of Commerce in China—Shandong | 0 | 1 (2 nominees in total) |
| Hong Kong Professionals (Beijing) Association | 0 | 1 (2 nominees in total) |
| Shanghai Hong Kong Association | 0 | 1 (2 nominees in total) |
| Guangzhou Tianhe Hong Kong and Macau Youth Association | 0 | 1 (2 nominees in total) |
| Hong Kong Association of China Business | 0 | 1 (2 nominees in total) |
| Hong Kong Chamber of Commerce, Qianhai, Shenzhen | 0 | 1 (2 nominees in total) |
| Hong Kong and Macau Entrepreneurs Branch, Chongqing Overseas Association | 0 | 1 (2 nominees in total) |
| Fujian Federation of Overseas Chinese Entrepreneurs | 0 | 1 (2 nominees in total) |
| Hong Kong and Macao Youth Innovation and Entrepreneurship Federation in Zhongkai Huizhou | 0 | 1 (2 nominees in total) |
| The Hong Kong Fellowship in Huadu Guangzhou | 0 | 1 (2 nominees in total) |
| The Hong Kong Fellowship in Chancheng Foshan | 0 | 1 (2 nominees in total) |
| Total: | 1 (12 nominees in total) | 40 (231 nominees in total) |
Particulars of the persons being nominated today will be uploaded to the election website (www.elections.gov.hk).
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