In Hong Kong’s first major election under the improved electoral system, 1,016 candidates are vying for 982 seats on the expanded Election Committee, whose 1,500 members will nominate lawmaker candidates and elect 40 legislators among themselves, in addition to the long-standing task of nominating and choosing the city’s chief executive. Gang Wen breaks down the reshaped body.

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Oath-taking requirement

• The registration form submitted by an ex officio member, a nominee, or an election candidate is not valid unless it contains a declaration to uphold the Basic Law and pledge allegiance to the HKSAR of the People’s Republic of China.

• After the name of a member-elect is included in an Election Committee interim register, the member-elect must sign an Election Committee oath to uphold the Basic Law and bear allegiance to the HKSAR of the People’s Republic of China.

• Breaches of the Election Committee oath will trigger a mechanism designed for the situation.