2026 Election Committee Nominations Increase to 962 Forms as Deadline Approaches

217 more nomination forms for Election Committee Subsector Ordinary Elections received today

The Returning Officers for the various subsectors of the 2026 Election Committee Subsector Ordinary Elections received a total of 206 nomination forms for candidates and 11 nomination forms from designated bodies today (October 12). This brings to 962 the total number of nomination forms for candidates and 23 the total number of nomination forms from designated bodies received since nominations opened on October 7. The nomination period will end on October 20.

The breakdown of candidate nomination forms received by each subsector is set out below:

First Sector
Subsector	No. of nomination forms for candidates received today	Cumulative total
Catering	14	17
Commercial (first)	11	14
Commercial (second)	9	11
Commercial (third)	0	21
Employers' Federation of Hong Kong	8	16
Finance	4	15
Financial services	5	20
Hotel	1	16
Import and export	12	19
Industrial (first)	4	15
Industrial (second)	9	20
Insurance	2	14
Real estate and construction	3	6
Small and medium enterprises	0	12
Textiles and garment	0	19
Tourism	0	20
Transport	1	17
Wholesale and retail	0	9
Second Sector
Subsector	No. of nomination forms for candidates received today	Cumulative total
Accountancy	3	15
Architectural, surveying, planning and landscape	0	2
Chinese medicine	0	18
Education	0	14
Engineering	12	16
Legal	6	11
Medical and health services	8	15
Social welfare	5	8
Sports, performing arts, culture and publication	2	15
Technology and innovation	10	14
Third Sector
Subsector	No. of nomination forms for candidates received today	Cumulative total
Agriculture and fisheries	0	68
Associations of Chinese fellow townsmen	3	59
Grassroots associations	6	68
Labour	0	60
Fourth Sector
Subsector	No. of nomination forms for candidates received today	Cumulative total
Heung Yee Kuk	1	29
Representatives of members of Area Committees, District Fight Crime Committees, and District Fire Safety Committees of Hong Kong and Kowloon	17	86
Representatives of members of Area Committees, District Fight Crime Committees, and District Fire Safety Committees of the New Territories	12	74
Fifth Sector
Subsector	No. of nomination forms for candidates received today	Cumulative total
Representatives of Hong Kong members of relevant national organisations	38	109
Total:	206	962

Besides, a total of 11 nomination forms were received from designated bodies by each subsector:

Accountancy
Designated body	No. of nomination forms received from designated bodies today	Cumulative total
Association of Hong Kong Accounting Advisors Limited	1 (15 nominees in total)	1 (15 nominees in total)
Chinese medicine
Designated body	No. of nomination forms received from designated bodies today	Cumulative total
WFCMS (Hong Kong) Council Members Association Limited	0	0
Legal
Designated body	No. of nomination forms received from designated bodies today	Cumulative total
China Law Society's HK Council Members Association	0	1 (9 nominees in total)
Sports, performing arts, culture and publication
Designated body	No. of nomination forms received from designated bodies today	Cumulative total
Sports Federation & Olympic Committee of Hong Kong, China	0	1 (3 nominees in total)
China Federation of Literary and Art Circles Hong Kong Member Association Limited	1 (9 nominees in total)	1 (9 nominees in total)
Hong Kong Publishing Federation Limited	1 (3 nominees in total)	1 (3 nominees in total)
Technology and innovation
Designated body	No. of nomination forms received from designated bodies today	Cumulative total
The Greater Bay Area Association of Academicians	0	0
Religious
Designated body	No. of nomination forms received from designated bodies today	Cumulative total
Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong	1 (13 nominees in total)	1 (13 nominees in total)
Chinese Muslim Cultural and Fraternal Association	1 (10 nominees in total)	1 (10 nominees in total)
Hong Kong Christian Council	0	0
The Hong Kong Taoist Association	0	1 (10 nominees in total)
The Confucian Academy	0	0
The Hong Kong Buddhist Association	0	0
Representatives of associations of Hong Kong residents in the Mainland
Designated body	No. of nomination forms received from designated bodies today	Cumulative total
Mainland China (Shenzhen) Consultant Services Centre, The Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions	0	0
Mainland China (Guangzhou) Consultant Services Centre, The Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions	0	0
Mainland China (Dongguan) Consultant Services Centre, The Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions	0	1 (1 nominee in total)
Mainland China (Zhongshan) Consultant Services Centre, The Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions	0	0
Mainland China (Huizhou) Consultant Services Centre, The Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions	0	1 (1 nominee in total)
Mainland China (Fujian, Xiamen) Consultant Services Centre, The Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions	0	0
Hong Kong Chamber of Commerce in China	0	0
Hong Kong Chamber of Commerce in China—Tianjin	1 (1 nominee in total)	1 (1 nominee in total)
Hong Kong Chamber of Commerce in China—Shanghai	1 (1 nominee in total)	1 (1 nominee in total)
Hong Kong Chamber of Commerce in China—Zhejiang	1 (1 nominee in total)	1 (1 nominee in total)
Hong Kong Chamber of Commerce in China—Guangdong	0	1 (1 nominee in total)
Hong Kong Chamber of Commerce in China—Fujian	1 (1 nominee in total)	1 (1 nominee in total)
Hong Kong Chamber of Commerce in China—Guangxi	0	0
Hong Kong Chamber of Commerce in China—Sichuan	0	1 (1 nominee in total)
Hong Kong Chamber of Commerce in China—Wuhan	0	1 (1 nominee in total)
Hong Kong Chamber of Commerce in China—Liaoning	1 (1 nominee in total)	1 (1 nominee in total)
Hong Kong Chamber of Commerce in China—Shandong	0	0
Hong Kong Professionals (Beijing) Association	1 (1 nominee in total)	1 (1 nominee in total)
Shanghai Hong Kong Association	0	1 (1 nominee in total)
Guangzhou Tianhe Hong Kong and Macau Youth Association	0	0
Hong Kong Association of China Business	0	1 (1 nominee in total)
Hong Kong Chamber of Commerce, Qianhai, Shenzhen	0	0
Hong Kong and Macau Entrepreneurs Branch, Chongqing Overseas Association	0	0
Fujian Federation of Overseas Chinese Entrepreneurs	0	0
Hong Kong and Macao Youth Innovation and Entrepreneurship Federation in Zhongkai Huizhou	0	1 (1 nominee in total)
The Hong Kong Fellowship in Huadu Guangzhou	0	1 (1 nominee in total)
The Hong Kong Fellowship in Chancheng Foshan	0	0
Total:	11 (56 nominees in total)	23 (87 nominees in total)

Particulars of the nominations received today will be uploaded to the election website (www.elections.gov.hk).

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CFS finds excessive Bacillus cereus in sample of preserved bean curd

The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (October 12) announced that a sample of bottled preserved bean curd was found to contain an excessive amount of Bacillus cereus.

Details of the batch of the product are as follows:

Product name: — (No product name in English)

Net weight: 340.5 grams

Sales period of the affected batch: September 24 to October 9, 2026

Place of origin: China

A spokesman for the CFS said, "The CFS collected the above-mentioned sample from a retailer in Shum Shui Po for testing under its routine Food Surveillance Programme. The test result showed that the sample contained Bacillus cereus at a level of 140 000 per gram. According to the Microbiological Guidelines for Food, if ready-to-eat food contains Bacillus cereus at a level of more than 100 000 per gram, it is considered unsatisfactory. Members of the public should stop consume the affected batch of product."

The spokesman said that the CFS has informed the retailer concerned of the issue, and instructed it to stop sale, remove from shelves and recall the affected batch of the product.

A preliminary investigation by the CFS has found that the affected batch of the product comprises only 48 bottles, 26 of which were sold at the retailer between September 24 and October 9. The retailer has voluntarily surrendered the remaining products from the same batch to the CFS for disposal. Members of the public may call its hotline at 4621 7383 for enquiries regarding the recall of the batch of the product concerned.

"Bacillus cereus is commonly found in the environment. Unhygienic conditions in food processing and storage may give rise to its growth. Consuming food contaminated with excessive Bacillus cereus or its heat-stable toxins may cause gastrointestinal upset such as vomiting and diarrhoea," the spokesman said.

The CFS will continue to follow up the incident and take appropriate action. The investigation is ongoing.

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