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Method for the Constitution of the Election Committee

Decision of the National People's Congress

Pursuant to the Decision by the National People's Congress adopted on 11 March 2021:

  • The HKSAR shall establish an Election Committee which is broadly representative, suited to the HKSAR's actual situation, and representative of the overall interests of its society.
  • The Election Committee shall be responsible for electing the Chief Executive designate and part of the Members of the LegCo. The Election Committee shall also be responsible for nominating candidates for the Chief Executive and LegCo Members, as well as other matters.
  • The Election Committee will be expanded and composed of 1,500 members from five sectors:
    • Industrial, commercial and financial sectors;
    • The professions;
    • Grassroots, labour, religious and other sectors;
    • LegCo Members and representatives of district organisations and other organisations;
    • HKSAR deputies to the NPC, HKSAR members of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and representatives of Hong Kong members of relevant national organisations.
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Size and Composition of the Election Committee

The Election Committee will be expanded from 1200 members to 1500 members from five following sectors:

First Sector：Industrial, commercial and financial sectors 300 members
Second Sector：The professions 300 members
Third Sector：Grassroots, labour, religious and other sectors 300 members
Fourth Sector：LegCo Members, representatives of district organisations and other organisations 300 members
Fifth Sector：HKSAR deputies to the NPC, HKSAR members of the National Committee of the CPPCC and representatives of Hong Kong members of relevant national organisations 300 members
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Composition, Methods for Returning Members and Electorates of Sub-sectors

Subsector Seats Methods for Returning Members Electorates
Individuals Bodies
First Sector
1 Industrial (first) 17 Election ✔
2 Industrial (second) 17 Election ✔
3 Textiles and garment 17 Election ✔
4 Commercial (first) 17 Election ✔
5 Commercial (second) 17 Election ✔
6 Commercial (third) (former Hong Kong Chinese Enterprises Association renamed) 17 Election ✔
7 Finance 17 Election ✔
8 Financial services 17 Election ✔
9 Insurance 17 Election ✔
10 Real estate and construction 17 Election ✔
11 Transport 17 Election ✔
12 Import and export 17 Election ✔
13 Tourism 17 Election ✔
14 Hotel 16 Election ✔
15 Catering 16 Election ✔
16 Wholesale and retail 17 Election ✔
17 Employers' Federation of Hong Kong 15 Election ✔
18 Small and medium enterprises (new) 15 Election ✔
Second Sector
19 Technology and innovation (new) (Information technology subsector replaced) 30 Nomination 15 ✔
Election 15 ✔
20 Engineering 30 Ex-officio 15 ✔
Election 15 ✔
21 Architectural, surveying, planning and landscape 30 Ex-officio 15 ✔
Election 15 ✔
22 Accountancy 30 Nomination 15 ✔
Election 15 ✔
23 Legal 30 Ex-officio 6 ✔
Nomination 9 ✔
Election 15 ✔
24 Education (Education and Higher education subsectors merged) 30 Ex-officio 16 ✔
Election 14 ✔
25 Sports, performing arts, culture and publication (originally under the Third Sector) 30 Nomination 15 ✔
Election 15 ✔
26 Medical and health services (merged) 30 Ex-officio 15 ✔
Election 15 ✔
27 Chinese medicine 30 Nomination 15 ✔
Election 15 ✔
28 Social welfare (originally under the Third Sector) 30 Ex-officio 15 ✔
Election 15 ✔
Third Sector
29 Agriculture and fisheries 60 Election 60 ✔
30 Labour 60 Election 60 ✔
31 Grassroots associations (New) 60 Election 60 ✔
32 Associations of Chinese fellow townsmen (New) 60 Election 60 ✔
33 Religious 60 Nomination 60 ✔
Fourth Sector
34 Members of the Legislative Council 90 Ex-officio ✔
35 Heung Yee Kuk 27 Election ✔
36 Representatives of members of Area Committees, District Fight Crime Committees, and District Fire Safety Committees of Hong Kong and Kowloon (New) 76 Election ✔
37 Representatives of members of Area Committees, District Fight Crime Committees, and District Fire Safety Committees of the New Territories (New) 80 Election ✔
38 Representatives of associations of Hong Kong residents in the Mainland (New) 27 Nomination ✔
Fifth Sector
39 HKSAR deputies to the NPC and HKSAR members of the CPPCC National Committee (originally from the Fourth Sector, two subsectors are combined) 190 Ex-officio ✔
40 Representatives of Hong Kong members of relevant national organisations (New) 110 Election ✔
Total：1500

Remarks:

  1. An HKSAR deputy to the NPC or an HKSAR member of the CPPCC National Committee may choose to register as an Election Committee member in a subsector other than one in the Fifth Sector with which he or she has a substantial connection. In these cases, the number of exofficio member will be increased and the number of seats to be returned by the subsector by election will be reduced accordingly. Within the term of office of the Election Committee, the number of ex-officio members, and members to be returned by nomination or election shall remain unchanged.
  2. EC subsectors will be elected by registered corporate or individual voters. Unless specified in the electoral law, an association or enterprise may become a corporate voter for a subsector only if it has been operating for not less than 3 years after acquiring relevant qualifications for that subsector.
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Nomination, Candidature and Polling

  • Each candidate shall be nominated by 5 corporate or individual voters in the respective subsector.
  • A person is eligible to be nominated as a candidate at a subsector election if the person:
    1. has reached 18 years of age;
    2. is registered for a geographical constituency; and
    3. is registered as a voter for that subsector (only applicable to the Heung Yee Kuk, Representatives of members of Area Committees, District Fight Crime Committees, and District Fire Safety Committees of Hong Kong Island and Kowloon or New Territories, and Representatives of Hong Kong members of relevant national organisations subsectors where there are individual voters) or has substantial connection with that subsector*.

      [note(*): a person is considered to have substantial connection with a subsector include, but are not limited to, being a member, partner, officer or employee of a body (or a corporate member of the body) included in the subsector.]
  • If a person is also an ex-officio member or a nominee for the nominated seats of the Election Committee, he / she is not eligible to be a candidate.
  • Each corporate or individual voter may only nominate a number of candidates not exceeding the number of seats to be elected in the respective subsectors in that election.
  • The Election Committee Members of each subsector will be elected by secret ballot.
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A System of Convenors

Pursuant to the Annex I to Basic Law amended by NPC Standing Committee on 30 March 2021:

  • The Election Committee shall establish a system of convenors. The convenors shall be responsible for convening Election Committee meetings when necessary to handle relevant matters.
  • A Member of the Election Committee who is a state leader will become the Chief Convenor. The Chief Convenor may designate several convenors in each sector.
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