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Election Committee Annex B Election Committee (EC) Subsectors Allocation of seats and methods to return members (According to Annex I to the Basic Law as adopted by the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress on 30 March 2021) Legend: - Elect.: EC members to be returned by election - Nom: EC members to be returned by nomination - Ex-officio: ex-officio members - Ind: Individual - new: new subsector Composition Remarks/Changes as No. Subsectors Seats Methods Ind Body compared to the 2016 EC First Sector 1 Industrial (first) 17 Elect 2 Industrial (second) 17 Elect Each subsector reduced by 1 3 Textiles and garment 17 Elect seat 4 Commercial (first) 17 Elect 5 Commercial (second) 17 Elect Commercial (third) (former Elect Hong Kong Chinese 6 17 Increased by 1 seat Enterprises Association renamed) 7 Finance 17 Elect 8 Financial services 17 Elect 9 Insurance 17 Elect 10 Real estate and construction 17 Elect 11 Transport 17 Elect 12 Import and export 17 Elect Each subsector reduced by 1 13 Tourism 17 Elect seat 14 Hotel 16 Elect 15 Catering 16 Elect 16 Wholesale and retail 17 Elect Employers’ Federation of Elect 17 15 Hong Kong 18 Small and medium Elect 15 enterprises (new) Composition Remarks/Changes as No. Subsectors Seats Methods Ind Body compared to the 2016 EC Second Sector Nominated from among Technology and innovation Hong Kong academicians of (new) Nom 15 the Chinese Academy of 19 30 (Information technology Sciences and the Chinese subsector replaced) Academy of Engineering Elect 15 Responsible persons of Ex- statutory bodies, advisory 15 20 Engineering 30 officio bodies and relevant associations Elect 15 Responsible persons of Ex- statutory bodies, advisory Architectural, surveying, 15 21 30 officio bodies and relevant planning and landscape associations Elect 15 Nominated from among Hong Kong Accounting Nom 15 22 Accountancy 30 Advisors appointed by the Ministry of Finance Elect 15 Hong Kong members of the Ex- Committee for the Basic Law 6 officio of the HKSAR under the NPC Standing Committee 23 Legal 30 Nominated from among Hong Nom 9 Kong members of the Council of the China Law Society Elect 15 University presidents or chairpersons of the board of governors or the council of Education (Education and Ex- 16 universities; and responsible 24 Higher education 30 officio persons of statutory bodies, subsectors merged) advisory bodies and relevant associations Elect 14 Nominated respectively by the Sports Federation and Sports, performing arts, Olympic Committee of Hong culture and publication Kong, China, China Nom 15 25 (originally under the Third 30 Federation of Literary and Art Sector) Circles Hong Kong Member Association and Hong Kong Publishing Federation Elect 15 Responsible persons of Ex- statutory bodies, advisory Medical and health services 15 26 30 officio bodies and relevant (merged) associations Elect 15 2 Composition Remarks/Changes as No. Subsectors Seats Methods Ind Body compared to the 2016 EC Nominated from among Hong Kong members of the Council Nom 15 27 Chinese medicine 30 of the World Federation of Chinese Medicine Societies Elect 15 Responsible persons of Ex- statutory bodies, advisory Social welfare (originally 15 28 30 officio bodies and relevant under the Third Sector) associations Elect 15 Third Sector 29 Agriculture and fisheries 60 Elect 60 30 Labour 60 Elect 60 Grassroots associations 31 60 Elect 60 (new) Associations of Chinese 32 60 Elect 60 fellow townsmen (new) 33 Religious 60 Nom 60 Fourth Sector Members of the Legislative 34 90 Ex-officio Originally 70 seats Council 35 Heung Yee Kuk 27 Elect Increased by 1 seat Representatives of members of Area Committees, District Fight Hong Kong and Kowloon 36 Crime Committees, and 76 Elect District Councils subsector District Fire Safety removed Committees of Hong Kong Island and Kowloon (new) Representatives of members of Area Committees, District Fight New Territories District 37 Crime Committees, and 80 Elect Councils subsector removed District Fight Crime Committees of the New Territories (new) Representatives of Nominated by associations of associations of Hong Kong 38 27 Nom Hong Kong residents in the residents in the Mainland Mainland (new) Fifth Sector HKSAR deputies to the NPC and HKSAR members All HKSAR members of the of the CPPCC National 39 190 Ex-officio CPPCC National Committee Committee (originally from are ex-officio the Fourth Sector, two subsectors are combined) Representatives of Hong 40 Kong members of relevant 110 Elect national organisations (new) Total: 1 500 3 Remarks: (i) An HKSAR deputy to the NPC or an HKSAR member of the CPPCC National Committee may choose to register as an Election Committee member in a subsector other than one in the Fifth Sector with which he or she has a substantial connection. In these cases, the number of ex-officio member will be increased and the number of seats to be returned by the subsector by election will be reduced accordingly. Within the term of office of the Election Committee, the number of ex- officio members, and members to be returned by nomination or election shall remain unchanged. (ii) Eligible corporate voters for subsectors shall be composed of institutions, organisations, associations or enterprises which are representative and specified by law. Unless specified in the electoral law of the HKSAR, an association or enterprise may become a corporate voter for a subsector only if it has been operating for not less than three years after acquiring relevant qualifications for that subsector. 4 Annex C Ex-officio members of the Election Committee (with reference to the Schedule of the Chief Executive Election Ordinance (Cap. 569)1) Subsector Seat Specified Office Architectural, 15 1. the President of The Hong Kong Institute of Architects surveying, planning 2. the President of The Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors and landscape * 3. the President of The Hong Kong Institute of Planners (section 5A) 4. the President of The Hong Kong Institute of Landscape Architects 5. the Chairman of the Hong Kong Housing Authority 6. the Chairman of the Town Planning Board 7. the Chairman of the Board of the Urban Renewal Authority 8. the Chairman of the Hong Kong Housing Society 9. the Chairman of the Antiquities Advisory Board 10. the Chairperson of the Property Management Services Authority 11. the Chairman of the Community Involvement Committee on Greening 12. the Chairman of the Advisory Committee for the Fire Safety (Buildings) Ordinance and the Fire Safety (Commercial Premises) Ordinance 13. the Chairman of the Harbourfront Commission 14. the Chairman of the Land and Development Advisory Committee 15. the Chairman of the Lantau Development Advisory Committee Education^ 16 Vice-Chancellor / Presidents of Universities: (section 5B) 1. the Vice-Chancellor of The University of Hong Kong 2. the Vice-Chancellor of The Chinese University of Hong Kong 3. the President of The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology 4. the President of the City University of Hong Kong 5. the President of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University 6. the President of The Education University of Hong Kong 7. the President and Vice-Chancellor of the Hong Kong Baptist University 8. the President of Lingnan University 1 The list on this Annex is extracted from the Improving Electoral System (Consolidated Amendments) Bill 2021 (the Bill). In case of discrepancy, the content of the Bill should prevail. Subsector Seat Specified Office 9. the President of The Open University of Hong Kong 10. the President of the Hong Kong Shue Yan University 11. the President of The Hang Seng University of Hong Kong Sponsoring bodies which operate secondary schools, primary schools and kindergarten that receive recurrent funding from the Government, and the total number of schools managed by the school sponsoring bodies are among the top five of all school sponsoring bodies: 12. the office specified by Roman Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong 13. the office specified by the Po Leung Kuk 14. the office specified by the Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui 15. the office specified by the Tung Wah Group of Hospitals 16. the office specified by The Hong Kong Council of the Church of Christ in China Engineering* 15 1. the President of The Hong Kong Institution of Engineers (section 5C) 2. the Chairman of the Board of the Airport Authority 3. the Chairman of the Consulting Engineers’ Committee 4. the Chairperson of the Construction Industry Council 5. the Chairman of the Building Contractors Committee 6. the Chairman of the Advisory Committee on Water Supplies 7. the Chairman of the Transport Advisory Committee 8. the Chairman of the Advisory Council on the Environment 9. the Chairman of the Electrical Safety Advisory Committee 10. the Chairman of the Gas Safety Advisory Committee 11. the Chairman of the Energy Advisory Committee 12. the Chairman of the Advisory Committee on the Appearance of Bridges and Associated Structures 13. the Chairman of the Lift and Escalator Safety Advisory Committee 14. the Chairman of the Board of MTR Corporation Limited 15. the Chairperson of the Drinking Water Safety Advisory Committee Legal+ 6 Hong Kong members of the Committee for the Basic Law of the (section 5D) Hong Kong Special Administrative Region under the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress 2 Subsector Seat Specified Office Medical and Health 15 1. the Chairman of the Hospital Authority Services* 2. the Chairman of the Board of Governors of The Prince (section 5E) Philip Dental Hospital 3. the Chairman of the Medical Council of Hong Kong 4. the Chairman of the Dental Council of Hong Kong 5. the President of the Hong Kong Academy of Medicine 6. the Chairman of the Nursing Council of Hong Kong 7. the Chairman of the Midwives Council of Hong Kong 8. the Chairman of the Supplementary Medical Professions Council 9. the Chairman of the Pharmacy and Poisons Board 10.
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