The nomination period for the election of the HKSAR chief executive begins on April 3. The election will be held on May 8

　　China News Agency, Hong Kong, April 2 (Reporter Zhang Xiaoxi) The nomination period for the election of the sixth chief executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region starts on April 3 and ends on April 16. The election will be held on May 8.

　　The Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Carrie Lam, confirmed the news at the anti-epidemic press conference on the 2nd, saying that the election nomination period will start as scheduled.

Previously, the announcement about the nomination period and the appointment of the Returning Officer was gazetted on March 25, and the Information Service of the SAR Government also released the relevant news again on the 1st.

The Electoral Affairs Commission has appointed Judge Yeung Ka-hung of the Court of First Instance of the High Court as the Returning Officer for the election.

　　In accordance with the provisions of the Election Procedure (Chief Executive Election) Regulation, the laws of Hong Kong, candidates must submit the completed nomination form to the election in person at City Hall, 3 Edinburgh Place, Central, during normal office hours during the nomination period. director.

As April 15-16 is a public holiday, the deadline for submitting nomination forms is April 14 at 5pm.

　　Any Hong Kong permanent resident who is a Chinese citizen, has no foreign right of abode, has reached the age of 40, and has ordinarily resided in Hong Kong for a continuous period of not less than 20 years is eligible to be nominated as a candidate.

　　The nomination of each candidate shall be made by not less than 188 Election Committee members, which shall include not less than 15 Election Committee members from each of the five constituencies of the Election Committee.

　　In addition, according to Section 4A(5)(b) of the Electoral Procedure (Chief Executive Election) Regulation (Cap. 541J), the Laws of Hong Kong, the Candidates Eligibility Committee (QAC) is deciding whether a candidate is validly nominated or not. , may require the candidate to furnish any other information that the Commission considers appropriate to satisfy him that the nomination is valid.

(over)