Polls for 31 contested Election Committee subsectors to be conducted at elections on November 22
The Registration and Electoral Office (REO) announced today (October 30) that, following the announcement made by the Candidate Eligibility Review Committee (CERC), the nominations of 1 115 candidates for the 2026 Election Committee Subsector (ECSS) Ordinary Elections are valid. There are 856 validly nominated candidates from 31 contested subsectors who will compete for 723 seats in the ECSS Ordinary Elections to be held on November 22.
The 2026 Election Committee Subsector Ordinary Elections. Photo source: reference image
The 31 contested subsectors are as follows:
- Catering
- Commercial (first)
- Commercial (second)
- Commercial (third)
- Employers' Federation of Hong Kong
- Finance
- Financial services
- Hotel
- Import and export
- Industrial (first)
- Industrial (second)
- Insurance
- Real estate and construction
- Small and medium enterprises
- Textiles and garment
- Tourism
- Transport
- Wholesale and retail
- Accountancy
- Architectural, surveying, planning and landscape
- Chinese medicine
- Engineering
- Legal
- Medical and health services
- Social welfare
- Technology and innovation
- Agriculture and fisheries
- Grassroots associations
- Heung Yee Kuk
- Representatives of members of Area Committees, District Fight Crime Committees, and District Fire Safety Committees of Hong Kong and Kowloon
- Representatives of members of Area Committees, District Fight Crime Committees, and District Fire Safety Committees of the New Territories
Besides, there are five uncontested subsectors, of which 259 candidates are returned uncontested.
The five uncontested subsectors are as follows:
- Education
- Sports, performing arts, culture and publication
- Associations of Chinese fellow townsmen
- Labour
- Representatives of Hong Kong members of relevant national organisations
"The ECSS Ordinary Elections will be held on November 22. Five ordinary polling stations will be set up on the polling day, and the combined voting arrangement will continue to be adopted, i.e. a subsector voter who is also an authorised representative of another subsector can cast two votes at the same polling station. The polling hours of the ordinary polling stations are from 9am to 6pm," a spokesman for the REO said.
The relevant gazette notices and information on the candidates/nominees have been uploaded to the election website (www.elections.gov.hk).
The Electoral Affairs Commission will hold a briefing session for candidates on November 3 to familiarise them with the electoral arrangements and various regulations to ensure that the elections will be conducted in an open, honest and fair manner. Representatives from the REO, the Department of Justice, the Independent Commission Against Corruption and Hongkong Post will also be present.
The 2026 Election Committee Subsector Ordinary Elections. Photo source: reference image
