Eight more nomination forms for Legislative Council General Election received
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This brings to 102 the total number of nomination forms received since the start of the nomination period on July 16. The nomination period will continue until July 29.
The spokesman for the Registration and Electoral Office advises nominees to submit their nominations as early as possible to allow time to correct mistakes, if any, in the nomination forms before the deadline.
The number of nomination forms received for each geographical constituency is as follows:
| July 23 | Cumulative total | |
| Hong Kong Island | 0 | 9 |
| Kowloon West | 0 | 8 |
| Kowloon East | 2 | 8 |
| New Territories West | 1 | 14 |
| New Territories East | 2 | 14 |
| Total | 5 | 53 |
The number of nomination forms received for each functional constituency is as follows:
| July 23 | Cumulative total | |
| Heung Yee Kuk | 0 | 1 |
| Agriculture and Fisheries | 0 | 2 |
| Insurance | 0 | 1 |
| Transport | 0 | 2 |
| Education | 0 | 1 |
| Legal | 0 | 1 |
| Accountancy | 0 | 2 |
| Medical | 0 | 1 |
| Health Services | 0 | 1 |
| Engineering | 1 | 3 |
| Architectural, Surveying, Planning and Landscape | 1 | 3 |
| Labour | 0 | 3 |
| Social Welfare | 0 | 1 |
| Real Estate and Construction | 0 | 1 |
| Tourism | 1 | 2 |
| Commercial (first) | 0 | 2 |
| Commercial (second) | 0 | 0 |
| Industrial (first) | 0 | 1 |
| Industrial (second) | 0 | 0 |
| Finance | 0 | 1 |
| Financial Services | 0 | 1 |
| Sports, Performing Arts, Culture and Publication | 0 | 2 |
| Import and Export | 0 | 1 |
| Textiles and Garment | 0 | 1 |
| Wholesale and Retail | 0 | 2 |
| Information Technology | 0 | 1 |
| Catering | 0 | 2 |
| District Council (first) | 0 | 1 |
| District Council (second) | 0 | 9 |
| Total | 3 | 49 |
Particulars of the nominees will be available on the election website (www.elections.gov.hk/legco2016/eng/nominat2.html).
Ends/Saturday, July 23, 2016
Issued at HKT 14:10
Issued at HKT 14:10
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