A total of 154 nomination forms for the 2016 Legislative Council General Election were received by the Returning Officers for the five geographical constituencies and the 29 functional constituencies at the close of the two-week nomination period at 5pm today (July 29).
 
     Eight nomination forms were submitted to the Returning Officers today.
 
     During the nomination period, a total of two notices of withdrawal of candidature were received by the Returning Officers concerned. They comprise one nominee from a list from the New Territories West geographical constituency, and one nominee from the Engineering functional constituency.
 
     A full list of the validly nominated candidates for the election will be published in the gazette after the Returning Officers have validated and confirmed the eligibility of candidature of the nominees.
 
     The Electoral Affairs Commission will hold a briefing session for candidates at 6.30pm on August 2 at the Kowloonbay International Trade and Exhibition Centre.
 
     Commission Chairman Mr Justice Barnabas Fung Wah will chair the briefing session and brief candidates on important points to note in running their election campaigns and on general electoral arrangements. Representatives from the Independent Commission Against Corruption and the Hongkong Post will also be present.
 
     After the briefing session, the Returning Officers will determine the order on ballot papers for the lists of candidates or candidates for their respective constituencies and the allocation of designated spots for display of election advertisements by drawing of lots.
 
     If the number of validly nominated candidates for a geographical constituency or functional constituency exceeds the number of members to be returned for that constituency, a poll will be conducted on September 4 for that constituency.
 
     The number of nomination forms received for each geographical constituency is as follows:  
 
 

	July 29	Cumulative total
Hong Kong Island	1	16
Kowloon West	0	15
Kowloon East	0	12
New Territories West	2	22	(one nominee from a list withdrawn)
New Territories East	3	24
Total	6	89	(one nominee from a list withdrawn)

     The number of nomination forms received for each functional constituency is as follows:  
 
 

	July 29	Cumulative total
Heung Yee Kuk	0	1
Agriculture and Fisheries	0	2
Insurance	0	1
Transport	0	2
Education	0	2
Legal	0	2
Accountancy	0	2
Medical	0	2
Health Services	0	2
Engineering	0	4	(1 nominee withdrawn)
Architectural, Surveying, Planning and Landscape	0	3
Labour	0	3
Social Welfare	1	5
Real Estate and Construction	0	1
Tourism	0	3
Commercial (first)	0	2
Commercial (second)	0	1
Industrial (first)	0	1
Industrial (second)	0	1
Finance	0	1
Financial Services	1	3
Sports, Performing Arts, Culture and Publication	0	2
Import and Export	0	1
Textiles and Garment	0	2
Wholesale and Retail	0	2
Information Technology	0	2
Catering	0	2
District Council (first)	0	1
District Council (second)	0	9
Total	2	65	(1 nominee withdrawn)

     Particulars of the nominees will be available on the election website (www.elections.gov.hk/legco2016/eng/nominat2.html).

Ends/Friday, July 29, 2016
Issued at HKT 20:33

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