161 nominations submitted in Legislative Council election
發佈日期: 2025-11-06 23:03
TVB News
The nomination period for this year's Legislative Council election ends today, with 161 nominations submitted. All candidates will be assessed by election officials before they become eligible to run in the polls.
4.13 million eligible voters in Hong Kong will be able to cast a ballot in their designated geographical contituency on December 7, to decide 20 of 90 seats of the new Legco.
The two candidates with the most votes in the contituency will be elected.
51 nominations were received across the ten geographical contituencies.
Kowloon Central is the most hotly contested battleground with six candiates fighting for 2 seats.
Incumbent lawmakers Starry Lee Wai-king from the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress (DAB) and Kitson Yang Wing-kit are seeking another term.
Other candidates include Jacky Lee Chiu-yu from the Business and Professionals Alliance (BPA), Yau Yiu-shing from the Federation of Trade Unions (FTU), and Yeung Nok-hin and Tammy Tam Lee-yee.
As for other nine geographical contituencies -- they each have five candidates completing for the seats.
On Hong Kong Island East, DAB is fielding two candidates, while the other candidates come from the FTU, the New People's Party and the Liberal Party.
These four political parties also have candidates in Hong Kong Island West.
No current councillors are eyeing re-election in New Territories South East and New Territories North.
New Territories North West is contested by the DAB's Holden Chow and the FTU's Luk Chung-hung who hope to retain their seats.
Other candidates are Mark Chong from the Roundtable, Kam Man-fung from the New People's Party and Leung Ming-kin.
All candidates in New Territories South West are women.
In New Territories North East, the chairperson of the DAB Gary Chan and Dominic Lee from the New People's Party will fight to keep their seats.
They will be challenged by Ku Wai-ping from the FTU, Calvin Tang from the BPA, and Allan Wong.
Each candidate has to be nominated by no less than 100 voters of the contituency, and at least 2 from each of the five sectors of the Election Committee.
Outgoing lawmaker Tik Chi-yuen who had hoped to pass the baton to someone in his party, Third Side, said no one there could secure enough nominations from the EC.
President of the Legislative Council Andrew Leung said the competition in some contituencies is keener than in the previous election.
He said: "No one will receive the so-called 'special blessing'. All contestants start on the same starting line and compete on the basis of their abilities, policy platforms and their dedication to serving society."
