Tsang submitted his nomination form for the chief executive election Saturday morning to the city?s returning officer, becoming the first contender to do so.
The chief executive from 2005 to 2012 is the financial hub?s first former leader convicted of a criminal charge brought by the Independent Commission Against Corruption.
The ICAC is currently investigating whether outgoing Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying failed to disclose a HK$50 million payment from an Australian construction company relating to a business deal before he took office.
Earlier this week, 30 lawyers from the legal subsector in the election committee issued a statement outlining their ?deep concerns? about comments made by Hong Kong?s former chief executive Rung Chee-wha.
The top contender for the race is former chief secretary Carrie Lam.
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