Candidates Must Submit Ballot Particulars Applications to EAC by June 15 for 2026 Elections

Application for registration of poll particulars to close on June 15

The following is issued on behalf of the Electoral Affairs Commission:

Under the Particulars Relating to Candidates on Ballot Papers (Legislative Council and District Councils) Regulation (Cap. 541M), candidates in the Legislative Council and District Council elections may, during the nomination period of the relevant election(s), apply to the Electoral Affairs Commission (EAC) to have certain of their particulars printed on the ballot papers. The particulars, namely, the names, abbreviations of names and emblems of prescribed bodies, and the personal emblems of prescribed persons, must have been entered in the register maintained by the EAC.

Bodies or persons wishing to register or amend their particulars are required to hand in their applications to the EAC by June 15, if they would like to have their registrations or amendments included in the register planned to be updated in the second half of 2026. Application forms are available at the Registration and Electoral Office (REO) and all District Offices. They can also be downloaded from the EAC's website (www.eac.hk).

For inspection of the prevailing register, please visit the EAC's website (www.eac.hk/pdf/legco/Emblem_Register.pdf). Bodies or persons whose registration particulars are already included in the existing register are not required to make another application unless they wish to amend their registered particulars.

A spokesman for the EAC reminded bodies and persons that they could submit applications to the EAC at any time. However, applications submitted after June 15 of this year will be processed in 2027.

The EAC will carefully consider all applications in accordance with the criteria and procedures stipulated in the Regulation. Details of all successful applications will be gazetted.

For enquiries concerning the application procedures, please call the REO hotline at 2891 1001.

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Hong Kong Customs detects dangerous drug case and seizes suspected ketamine worth about $22 million

Hong Kong Customs seized about 56 kilograms of suspected ketamine with an estimated market value of about $22 million at the Kwai Chung Customhouse Cargo Examination Compound on May 8.

Through risk assessment, Hong Kong Customs on that day inspected a seaborne consolidated consignment, declared as carrying grease, arriving in Hong Kong from the Netherlands at Kwai Chung Customhouse Cargo Examination Compound. Upon inspection, Customs officers found the batch of suspected ketamine from seven metal barrels containing grease. Upon a follow-up investigation, Customs officers conducted controlled delivery operations and arrested two male consignees, aged 59 and 58, in Kwai Chung and Tuen Mun on May 12 and 14 respectively.

The investigation is ongoing and the two arrested men have been released on bail pending further investigation.

Under the Dangerous Drugs Ordinance, trafficking in a dangerous drug is a serious offence. The maximum penalty upon conviction is a fine of $5 million and life imprisonment.

Members of the public may report any suspected drug trafficking activities to Customs' 24-hour hotline 182 8080 or its dedicated crime-reporting email account(crimereport@customs.gov.hk) or online form (eform.cefs.gov.hk/form/ced002).

Hong Kong Customs detects dangerous drug case and seizes suspected ketamine worth about $22 million Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases