1.   The rebel will have to try to win a constituency seat.

2.   ONLY two Liberal Party heavyweights are running for direct elections next month, with most of the incumbent legislators opting to run for functional constituency seats.

3.   Both are contesting the Legal constituency seat as independent candidates.

4.   He said his decision to campaign for a functional constituency seat instead of attempting direct election was because of his eagerness to promote information technology in Hong Kong.

5.   Independent interim legislator Eric Li Ka-cheung, who is likely to contest the accountancy functional constituency seat, held a different view.

6.   Mr Ip is standing for direct election in the Hong Kong Island constituency, while Mr Ngan will contest the Regional Council functional constituency seat.

7.   Pro-China figures and businessmen are expected to win a majority of the electoral college and functional constituency seats.

8.   In that case, the party would gain the constituency seat and whatever percentage of parliamentary seats it won in the party vote.

9.   By Tuesday afternoon the LCD had won a parliamentary majority through constituency seats, and the BNP was runner up in the proportional voting.

10.   The total proportional seats will be calculated through a complex formula when all the constituency seats have been allocated.