Top post not for Ip

New People's Party chairwoman Regina Ip Lau Suk-yee said she is not interested in being the Legislative Council president.

That question arose as she announced that five party members will contest the December 19 Legco elections.

Ip will also be running in the Hong Kong Island West constituency, while party vice chairwoman Eunice Yung Hoi-yan and central committee member Judy Chan Ka-pui will both run in the Election Committee constituency.

Two other central committee members, Dominic Lee Tsz-king and Marcus Liu Tin-shing, will be contesting in the New Territories North East constituency and the Hong Kong East constituency respectively.

Ip said they have already secured sufficient nominations to stand in the elections.

However, despite running for her third term in Legco, Ip said she is not interested in being the next Legco president as she does not even like to do chores at home.

"There are many procedures to run through being the Legco president, and I am not suitable for doing that." Ip said.

"I have always been interested in policy research and speaking out at the frontlines, and it would be quite inconvenient to do so as Legco president."

Ip also said it is "too early to say anything regarding the chief executive election" held on March 27, after speculation within political circles suggested that she will give up reelection to run for the top SAR post instead.

Meanwhile, 11 more candidates submitted nominations yesterday, including Business and Professionals Alliance for Hong Kong lawmaker Priscilla Leung Mei-fun.

Elected in the Kowloon West constituency in 2016, Leung hopes to reenter the legislature through the Election Committee constituency instead of the geographical constituency.

She has secured the maximum 20 nominations, including those from Basic Law Committee vice chairwoman Maria Tam Wai-chu, executive council member Arthur Li Kwok-cheung and former director-general of the World Health Organization Margaret Chan Fung Fu-chun.

Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong central committee member Stanley Li Sai-wing also submitted his papers for the southeast New Territories constituency.

DAB chairwoman Starry Lee Wai-king said Li is young but has been doing solid community work, and the upcoming election needs the younger generation to engage.

Two members from the Federation of Trade Unions submitted their nominations yesterday, including lawmaker Aron Kwok Wai-keung who was elected through the Hong Kong Island constituency, and Dennis Leung Tsz-wing.

CLP's managing director for China, Chan Siu-hung also submitted his nominations yesterday.