HK NPC deputies poll set for Dec 15

November 21, 2022

Election briefing:

National People’s Congress Standing Committee Secretary-general Yang Zhenwu hosts the first plenary session.

Committee chosen:

A 19-member presidium, including Chief Executive John Lee, is elected.

Poll date:

According to the presidium, the election for the deputies representing the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region to the 14th National People’s Congress will be held on December 15.

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The Conference for Electing Deputies of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region to the 14th National People's Congress or NPC held its first plenary session to prepare for electing 36 deputies on December 15.

The plenary session was hosted by National People’s Congress Standing Committee Secretary-General Yang Zhenwu at the Convention & Exhibition Centre.

A 19-member presidium was elected, including Chief Executive John Lee, as well as National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference Vice-Chairman Leung Chun-ying.

Mr Lee was elected to chair the presidium and will preside over future meetings. 

Because he had tested positive for COVID-19 through a nucleic acid test, Mr Lee is undergoing isolation and instead joined the meeting online. 

According to the presidium, the nomination period for deputies to the 14th NPC will start on November 23 and end on November 30.

Each electoral conference member will nominate a maximum 36 electives.

The election for the deputies representing the Hong Kong SAR to the NPC will be held on December 15 at the electoral conference’s second plenary session.

The Conference for Electing Deputies of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region to the 14th National People's Congress (NPC) today held its first plenary session to prepare for electing 36 deputies on December 15.

The plenary session was hosted by National People’s Congress Standing Committee Secretary-General Yang Zhenwu at the Convention & Exhibition Centre and was attended by 1,107 members of the electoral conference.

A 19-member presidium was elected, including Chief Executive John Lee as well as National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference Vice-Chairman Leung Chun-ying.

Mr Lee was elected to chair the presidium and will preside over future meetings. Due to testing positive for COVID-19 through a polymerase chain reaction-based nucleic acid test, the Chief Executive is undergoing isolation and had to join the meeting online.

According to the presidium, the nomination period for deputies to the 14th NPC will start on November 23 and end on November 30. Each electoral conference member will nominate a maximum of 36 electives.

Hong Kong residents with Chinese citizenship aged 18 or above are eligible to contest for the candidacy. They need to obtain at least 15 nominations from electoral conference members for their registration to be effective.

The election for the deputies representing the Hong Kong SAR to the NPC will be held on December 15 at the electoral conference’s second plenary session.