Hong Kong leadership hopeful Lam set to hand in nominations early next week as Tsang goes early to Electoral Office, Ip struggles
An aspirant needs to garner 150 nominations from 1,194-member Election Committee by next Wednesday to become a formal candidate
Ip, chairwoman of the New People’s Party, dismissed the suggestion on Friday that she should quit the race if she was unlikely to secure 150 nominations by the deadline. She said the idea was “illogical and unreasonable” as electors’ nominations were personal and not forced endorsements.
Former chief secretary Lam, seen as Beijing’s preferred choice, is the front runner in the race and expected to submit more than 300 nominations early next week.
Ip has refused to disclose the number of nominations she has garnered from the 1,194-member Election Committee that will pick the city’s next leader on March 26. She is expected to be nominated by more than 20 members of her own party.
