interest groups or corporate bodies) selected or elected by 40 prescribed sub-sectors as stipulated in Annex I to the Basic Law: The Election Committee is now principally elected by body votes. The number of subsectors with individual votes were significantly reduced, together with elimination of mixed individual and body voting: Half of seats (150 seats) in Sector III are nominated by members of national professional organisations or filled by ex officio members; District Council subsectors were replaced by subsectors consisting of apppointed representatives of members of Area Committees, District Fight Crime Committees, and District Fire Safety Committees; All NPC and CPPCC sectors serve as ex officio EC members; and subsectors consisting of grassroot organisations, associations of Chinese Fellow Townsmen, associations of Hong Kong residents in Mainland and Hong Kong members of relevant national organisations were introduced. Electoral system Chief Executive candidates must receive nominations by at least 188 members of the Election Committee, with Nomination by at least 15 members of each sector of the Election Committee. Candidacy is confirmed upon review and confirmation of eligibility by the Candidate Qualification Review Committee, according to opinions issued by the Committee for Safeguarding National Security of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region on the basis of a review by the National Security Department of the Hong Kong Police Force on whether a candidate meets the legal requirements and conditions of upholding the Basic Law and swearing allegiance to the HKSAR of the People's Republic of China. The Chief Executive-designate is then returned by the Election Committee with an absolute majority in a two-round system: The Chief Executive-designate must publicly disaffiliate with a political party within seven days of the election and must not become a member of a party during their term of office. The Chief Executive-designate is then appointed by the Central People's Government before taking office. Article 45 Article 45 gives the requirements for choosing the Chief Executive, and Annex I does likewise in a more specific manner. Article 46 According to Article 46 of the Hong Kong Basic Law, elections for the Chief Executive are held every five years. An 1,500-member electoral college called the Election Committee is elected by representations of specified associations, and some other sectors of the society, with each of the forty sectors of the society and interests of the Central Authorities receiving a set number of electoral votes. The eligible voters in each sector