A person will be eligible to be nominated as a candidate in the Indigenous Inhabitant Representative or the Resident Representative election if he/she meets the requirements (a person is only allowed to stand as a candidate in one Village*) :

Eligibility Requirements for a Candidate in Indigenous Inhabitant Representative election	Eligibility Requirements for a Candidate in Resident Representative election
an indigenous inhabitant of the Indigenous/ Composite Indigenous Village; elector for the Indigenous or Composite Indigenous Village; aged 21 or above; a Hong Kong permanent resident ; ordinarily resides in Hong Kong; and nominated by at least five registered electors from that Village.	registered, and eligible to be registered, as an elector for the Existing Village aged 21 or above; a Hong Kong permanent resident; a resident of the Village for the 6 years immediately preceding the nomination; and nominated by at least five registered electors from that Village.

* Village means an Existing Village, an Indigenous Village or a Composite Indigenous Village.