FORMER Law Society president Donald Yap is set to decide within days whether to stand for the legal functional constituency in September's Legislative Council polls.
Mr Yap, a Hong Kong affairs adviser and council member of the Law Society, said he had consulted many solicitors - from both big and small law firms - about his election plan and their response had been encouraging.
He said he had talked to incumbent Simon Ip Sik-on, but refused to discuss what Mr Ip had said.
Mr Yap insisted he did not know whether Mr Ip would seek re-election and said his final decision would not hinge on whether Mr Ip was running.
Mr Ip, who has been tight-lipped about his election plan, could not be reached for comment last night.
A spokesman for Mr Ip, John Unger, said: 'Simon welcomes healthy competition.' He said Mr Ip would make a decision soon.
