Hong Kong to begin nomination period for legislative election on October 24

Hong Kong will begin its two-week nomination period for the next Legislative Council election on October 24, choosing candidates for the 90 seats in only the second poll held under Beijing’s “patriots-only” electoral reform.

Gazetting the electoral arrangement on Friday, the Registration and Electoral Office said the nomination period would run until November 6 and called on hopefuls to submit their forms as early as possible in case any errors need to be corrected.