More than 300 hopefuls sign up for Hong Kong’s Election Committee poll

More than 300 people signed up for Hong Kong’s Election Committee poll as the nomination period opened on Wednesday, vying for seats on the body that chooses the city’s leader. The nomination period for committee subsectors for the November 22 election will run until October 20. The 1,500-member body will select Hong Kong’s next chief executive in March next year. The Registration and Electoral Office received 305 nominations for candidacy on Wednesday. It also received two nominations from... [Image text:] Room7 2026 Election Committee Subsector Ordinary Elections 10A78 10208 OCT7-0CT20 2891 1001 www.elections.gov.hk