Nominations close for Hong Kong's 2026 election committee subsector ordinary elections

HONG KONG, Oct. 20 (Xinhua) -- The nomination period for the 2026 Election Committee Subsector ordinary elections ended on Tuesday, with a total of 1,155 nomination forms received by the returning officers, according to the Registration and Electoral Office of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government.

Of the 1,155 nomination forms, 1,115 were nomination forms for candidates and 40 were from designated bodies, the office said.

The Candidate Eligibility Review Committee of the HKSAR government will, within 14 days after the close of nominations, publish in the gazette a notice of validly nominated candidates.

According to Annex I and Annex II of the HKSAR Basic Law, the Election Committee, composed of 1,500 members, shall be responsible for electing the chief executive designate and part of the members of the HKSAR's Legislative Council (LegCo). The Election Committee shall also be responsible for nominating candidates for the chief executive and LegCo members.