The Chief Executive has specified that the general election for the eighth-term Legislative Council will be held on December 7.

The Government said the announcement takes into consideration relevant electoral legislation and practice adopted in past elections.

The Election Committee Subsector By-elections, which must be held before the LegCo General Election, will take place on September 7.

The polling date for the general election will be published in the Government Gazette on March 21.

In addition to liaising closely with the Electoral Affairs Commission, the Government said it will prepare for the two polls in accordance with relevant electoral legislation and actual circumstances, to ensure that they are conducted smoothly in a fair, just, honest, safe and orderly manner.

Full details of the electoral arrangements will be announced later this year.