A total of 47 nomination forms for the 2019 District Council Ordinary Election were received by the Returning Officers of the 18 districts today (October 15).
This brings the total number of nomination forms received to 1006 since the start of the nomination period on October 4, which will continue until October 17.
The Returning Officer of the Sham Shui Po District today received a notice of withdrawal of candidature from a nominee for the poll in Po Lai Constituency.
The number of nomination forms received for each district is as follows:
Hong Kong Island
| October 15 | Cumulative total | |
| Central and Western | 0 | 31 |
| Wan Chai | 1 | 26 |
| Eastern | 3 | 78 |
| Southern | 0 | 36 |
Kowloon
| October 15 | Cumulative total | |
| Yau Tsim Mong | 3 | 43 |
| Sham Shui Po | 4 | 50 (1 nominee withdrawn) |
| Kowloon City | 3 | 56 |
| Wong Tai Sin | 0 | 52 |
| Kwun Tong | 4 | 84 |
New Territories
| October 15 | Cumulative total | |
| Tsuen Wan | 1 | 39 |
| Tuen Mun | 4 | 67 |
| Yuen Long | 4 | 89 |
| North | 5 | 43 |
| Tai Po | 1 | 41 |
| Sai Kung | 3 | 70 |
| Sha Tin | 7 | 100 |
| Kwai Tsing | 1 | 77 |
| Islands | 3 | 24 |
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| Total | 47 | 1006 |
Particulars of the nominees will be available on the election website (www.elections.gov.hk/dc2019/eng/nominat2.html).
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