985 nominations received in six days for EC poll
Electoral officials on Monday said they received 217 nominations for the 2026 Election Committee Subsector Ordinary Elections on the sixth day of the nomination period. Returning officers received 206 nominations for candidates and 11 from designated bodies. A total of 962 nomination forms from candidates and 23 from designated bodies have been received since nominations began on October 7. The poll, scheduled for November 22, will return a new term of the 1,500-strong EC, which will elect the chief executive and 40 members of the Legislative Council. The nomination period runs until October 20. Edited by Aaron Tam