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Denise Tsang

Willa Wu

Olympic gold medallist Vivian Kong Man-wai has suspended her duties at the Hong Kong Jockey Club as she is expected to run for the coming Legislative Council election, the Post has learned.
As of Saturday, 148 people had submitted their nomination forms for the December 7 race. The two-week nomination period ends on November 6.
A source said that fencing star Kong, 31, who worked as the club’s assistant external affairs manager after retiring from her sports career last year, suspended her duties on Saturday.
In response to Post queries, the club said that it supported the Legco election and encouraged staff to vote on polling day.
“Employees may exercise their civic right to stand for election to the Legislative Council, but the club will not participate in their election campaigns by any means,” it said.
The club said it would not comment on an individual employee’s candidacy.

Kong, who won gold in the women’s individual epee at the Paris Olympic Games last year, was widely reported to be running in the poll, the second under Beijing’s “patriots-only” electoral system.
According to the Registration and Electoral Office, nominated individuals must be Chinese citizens holding a Hong Kong permanent identity card with no right of abode in any foreign country. However, exceptions exist for 12 functional constituencies where permanent residents such as Kong, who reportedly holds a foreign passport, may still stand for election.
The Post has approached Kong’s manager for comment.
Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu awarded Kong the Silver Bauhinia Star in July for her contributions to sports and her role in promoting social and youth development.
Veteran political commentator Sonny Lo Shiu-hing said the fencing star’s strong Hong Kong identity would help raise residents’ awareness of the election and Legco.
“But I think the impact to boost the voter turnout rate will be limited as Kong is not able to run for any seat in the geographical constituencies,” he added.
Separately, Chief Secretary Eric Chan Kwok-ki, the city’s No 2 official, urged voters to cast their ballots. “Although all the candidates love both Hong Kong and the country, they share differences in their stance and policy emphasis,” he said.
Asked whether there was any target for the turnout rate, Chan said it would be to have all eligible voters cast their ballots. He also expressed hope that all civil servants would vote as a way to fulfil their duty of supporting the city’s governance.
Fourteen candidates submitted their nomination forms on Saturday – three for the geographical constituencies, six for the functional constituencies and five for the Election Committee constituency.

Among them was Andrew Fan Chun-wah, son of former Legco president Rita Fan Hsu Lai-tai. The accountant will run for a seat in the Election Committee constituency.
“I hope I can help small and medium-sized enterprises in Hong Kong upgrade and transform if elected,” he said, while thanking his mother for accompanying him to submit his nominations.
Also submitting nominations to stand in the Election Committee constituency were incumbent lawmaker Chan Siu-hung, West Kowloon Cultural District Authority board member Yolanda Ng Yuen-ting, National People’s Congress local deputy Lau Ka-keung and barrister Fan Hoi-kit.

In the geographical constituencies, the most contested seat currently is Kowloon Central, with six candidates competing for the two spots.
Seven of the 10 geographical constituencies each have five contestants while the remaining two each have four hopefuls.
In the functional constituencies, the architectural, surveying, planning and landscape sector is the only one among the 28 without any candidates.
As of Saturday, the city’s returning officers had received nomination forms from 148 candidates, with 49 vying for seats in the geographical constituencies, 55 in the functional constituencies and 44 for the Election Committee constituency.


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.css-1c6uqr6{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;overflow-wrap:break-word;}Source says the 31-year-old Olympic gold medallist made the move on Saturday

Source says the 31-year-old Olympic gold medallist made the move on Saturday