Function of the Committee
The Election Committee (“EC”) is composed of 1 500 members, who must be Hong Kong permanent residents. EC members are responsible for nominating Chief Executive (“CE”) candidates, electing the CE, electing 40 members of the Legislative Council (“LegCo”) and nominating LegCo candidates. The EC is composed of 40 subsectors under the following five sectors:
| First Sector: | Industrial, commercial and financial sectors |
| Second Sector: | The professions |
| Third Sector: | Grassroots, labour, religious and other sectors |
| Fourth Sector: | Members of the LegCo, representatives of district organisations and other organisations |
| Fifth Sector: | Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (“HKSAR”) deputies to the National People’s Congress, HKSAR members of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, and representatives of Hong Kong members of relevant national organisations. |