A post-handover record 16 functional constituency candidates are set to be returned unopposed as legislative councillors in October.
Ten of them are incumbents, six of whom were also returned unopposed in 2008, including the Heung Yee Kuk's Lau Wong-fat and Abraham Razack of the real estate and construction sector.
The candidates, who represent 14 sectors (the labour constituency has three seats), will be declared members of the expanded 70-seat Legislative Council after returning officers have validated their eligibility later this month.
In 2008, 14 hopefuls in 12 functional constituencies were returned unopposed to the then 60-seat Legco.
Three of the six new faces are from the labour sector, where there was also no competition for seats in 2008.
Federation of Trade Unions district councillors Tang Ka-piu and Kwok Wai-keung will take over from their union colleagues Ip Wai-ming and Pan Pey-chyou, who will be contesting the New Territories East and Hong Kong Island constituencies respectively.