161 nomination forms for Legislative Council General Election received by deadline
The nomination period for the 2025 Legislative Council General Election, which began on October 24, ended at 5pm today (November 6). The Returning Officers for the 10 geographical constituencies, the 28 functional constituencies and the Election Committee constituency received a total of 161 nomination forms by the close of nominations.
The number of nomination forms received for each geographical constituency is as follows:
Geographical constituency |
No. of nomination forms received today |
Cumulative total |
Hong Kong Island East |
5 |
Hong Kong Island West |
5 |
Kowloon East |
5 |
Kowloon West |
5 |
Kowloon Central |
6 |
New Territories South East |
5 |
New Territories North |
5 |
New Territories North West |
5 |
New Territories South West |
5 |
New Territories North East |
5 |
Total |
51 |
The number of nomination forms received for each functional constituency is as follows:
Functional constituency |
No. of nomination forms received today |
Cumulative total |
Heung Yee Kuk |
2 |
Agriculture and fisheries |
2 |
Insurance |
2 |
Transport |
2 |
Education |
2 |
Legal |
2 |
Accountancy |
2 |
Medical and health services |
2 |
Engineering |
2 |
Architectural, surveying, planning and landscape |
2 |
Labour |
5 |
Social welfare |
3 |
Real estate and construction |
2 |
Tourism |
2 |
Commercial (first) |
2 |
Commercial (second) |
2 |
Commercial (third) |
2 |
Industrial (first) |
2 |
Industrial (second) |
2 |
Finance |
2 |
Financial services |
2 |
Sports, performing arts, culture and publication |
2 |
Import and export |
2 |
Textiles and garment |
2 |
Wholesale and retail |
2 |
Technology and innovation |
2 |
Catering |
2 |
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region deputies to the National People's Congress, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region members of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, and representatives of relevant national organisations |
2 |
Total |
60 |
The cumulative total number of nomination forms received for the Election Committee constituency is 50. No nomination form was received today for the Election Committee constituency.
Particulars of the nominated persons have been uploaded to the election website (www.elections.gov.hk).
The Returning Officers will determine the order of names of candidates for their respective constituencies to appear on ballot papers and the allocation of the designated spots for the display of election advertisements by drawing of lots at the Kowloon Park Sports Centre on November 7 (Friday). The Candidate Eligibility Review Committee will, within 14 days after the close of nominations, publish in the Gazette a notice of validly nominated candidates for each constituency. If there is a contested election for a geographical constituency, a functional constituency or the Election Committee constituency, a poll for that constituency will be held on December 7, and the candidate numbers for the candidates concerned to be printed on ballot papers will also be published in the above Gazette notices.
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Two co-owners fined over $60,000 for not complying with removal order
Two co-owners were convicted and fined $66,200 in total, of which $50,200 was the fine for the number of days that the offence continued at the Kwun Tong Magistrates' Courts yesterday (March 31) for failing to comply with a removal order issued under the Buildings Ordinance (BO) (Cap. 123).
The case involved an unauthorised structure with an area of about 29 square metres on the roof of a village house on a lot at D.D. 242, Sai Kung. Since the Lands Department would not issue a certificate of exemption for the unauthorised building works (UBWs) and the UBWs were carried out without prior approval and consent from the Buildings Department (BD), a removal order was served on the co-owners under section 24(1) of the BO. Failing to comply with the removal order, they were prosecuted by the BD.
A spokesman for the BD said today (April 1), "UBWs may lead to serious consequences. Owners must comply with removal orders without delay. The BD will continue to take enforcement action against owners who fail to comply with removal orders, including instigation of prosecution, to ensure building and public safety."
Failure to comply with a removal order without reasonable excuse is a serious offence under the BO. The maximum penalty upon conviction is a fine of $200,000 and one year's imprisonment, and a further fine of up to $20,000 for each day that the offence continues.
