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The spokesman said the amount of election deposits for all the geographical constituencies and old functional constituencies elections would be increased from $10,000 to $20,000. The same requirement will also apply to the new functional constituencies and Election Committee Constituency elections.
"Such increases are to reflect the status and importance of a seat in the legislature, and has taken into account the inflation over the years," he said.
The spokesman said the threshold for forfeiture of the election deposit would remain unchanged at five per cent for the geographical constituencies and the old functional constituencies.
"If an unsuccessful candidate obtains less than five per cent of the total number of valid votes cast in the constituency concerned, his election deposit will be forfeited," he said.
"The threshold for the new functional constituencies will also be five per cent. As regards the Election Committee Constituency, the threshold will be 2.5 per cent for a general election, and five per cent for a by-election," the spokesman added.
"These requirements were set by the Administration after taking into account the views and comments of the Legislative Council Constitutional Affairs Panel," he explained.
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