Overview of Candidature, Nomination and Voting Arrangements

Formation Method	Who can run in the election?	Nomination Threshold		Electorate	Voting method
Formation Method	Who can run in the election?	Nominations from EC / relevant FC or GC	Nominations from EC	Electorate	Voting method
Election Committee Constituency (40 seats)	All Registered Electors aged 21 or above (need not be EC Members) who have ordinarily resided in Hong Kong for 3 years immediately preceding the nomination	10-20	2-4 from each of the 5 sectors	1500 EC Members	Block Vote (each EC member must select 40 candidates) The 40 candidates who obtain the greatest number of votes shall be returned in the election.
Functional Constituencies (30 seats)	Registered Electors aged 21 or above who have ordinarily resided in Hong Kong for 3 years immediately preceding the nomination and Registered voters of the concerned FC or has a substantial connection with that FC	10-20	2-4 from each of the 5 sectors	Eligible individual and corporate electors*	Except the Labour FC shall continue to return 3 Members, all other constituencies shall return one member each First-Past-the-Post
Geographical Constituencies (20 seats)	All Registered Electors aged 21 or above who have ordinarily resided in Hong Kong for 3 years immediately preceding the nomination	100-200	2-4 from each of the 5 sectors	All registered electors	Double Seats and Single Vote (each constituency returns 2 members, and each voter can vote for 1 candidate) The two candidates who obtain the greatest number of votes shall be returned in the election.

* Unless specified in the electoral law, an association or enterprise may become a corporate elector for an FC only if it has been operating for not less than three years after acquiring relevant qualifications for that FC.