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Geographical Constituency Electors

Functional Constituency Electors and Election Committee Subsector Voters

Replacement of an Authorized Representative

Appeals

Gazette Notices


Geographical Constituency Electors

Who may register?

Any Hong Kong permanent resident aged 18 and above who ordinarily resides in Hong Kong is eligible to sign up as an elector.

How to register?


Download a form here
PDF
  REO-1
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Get a form from us at the Registration and Electoral Office (Address: 10th Floor, Harbour Centre, 25 Harbour Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong or 10th Floor, Guardian House, 32 Oi Kwan Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong) or District Offices

Register online via the GovHK website, www.gov.hk, if you are holding a valid personal digital certificate

If your form reaches us by 16 July (for DC Election Year) or 16 May (for non DC Election Year), your registration records may be included in the final register of electors, which is published on or before 25 September (for DC Election Year) or 25 July (for non DC Election Year) every year.

Notes :

1. Under the law, you are required to provide true and accurate information when completing the voter registration form.
2. You are encouraged to provide or update your email address on a voluntary basis. The email address will be provided to the candidates concerned for the purpose of sending election advertisements.

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Functional Constituency Electors and Election Committee Subsector Voters

Who may register?
If you are eligible to be registered as a functional constituency (FC) elector, you must also apply to be registered as an Election Committee (EC) subsector voter (either a corresponding subsector or an optional subsector). Please click buttons below for details of the eligibility for registration in an FC and its corresponding EC subsector :

     

 

 

Accountancy Engineering Industrial (First)
Real Estate and Construction


       
Agriculture & Fisheries Finance Industrial (Second)
Social Welfare (the part for individuals only)


       

Architectural, Surveying and Planning

Financial Services Information Technology Textiles and Garment
       

Catering

Health Services Insurance Transport
       

Commerical (First)

Heung Yee Kuk Labour Wholesale and Retail
       

Commercial (Second)

Import and Export Legal Medical
       
District Council (including Hong Kong and Kowloon District Councils subsector and New Territories District Councils subsector) Education (including Education subsector and Higher Education subsector)
Sports, Performing Arts, Culture and Publication (including Sports sub-subsector, Performing Arts sub-subsector, Culture sub-subsector and Publication sub-subsector)

Tourism (including Tourism subsector and Hotel subsector


For details of the eligibility of the following optional EC subsectors, please click here :
 
  • Chinese Medicine
  • Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference
  • Employers' Federation of Hong Kong
  • Hong Kong Chinese Enterprises Association
  • Social Welfare (the part for corporate bodies only)


In addition, you may click the button below for a copy of the full set of the guidance notes:

Full Set Guidance Notes for all FCs and EC subsectors

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How to register?

Download a form here
PDF
  REO-41 (Application by an individual for registration in a FC and an EC subsector)
PDF
  REO-42 (Application by a body for registration in a FC and an EC subsector)

If you are only eligible to be registered as a voter in one of the following optional EC subsectors:
 
  • Chinese Medicine
  • Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference
  • Employers' Federation of Hong Kong
  • Hong Kong Chinese Enterprises Association
  • Social Welfare (the part for corporate bodies only)

but not eligible to be registered as an elector in any FC (and its corresponding EC subsector), you may download the following application forms:

PDF
  REO-41EC (Application by an individual for registration in an EC subsector)
PDF
  REO-42EC (Application by a body for registration in an EC subsector)

Get a form from us at the Registration and Electoral Office (Address: 10th floor, Harbour Centre, 25 Harbour Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong or 10th Floor, Guardian House, 32 Oi Kwan Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong) or District Office.

Register online via the GovHK website, www.gov.hk, if you are holding a valid personal digital certificate.

If your form reaches us by 16 July (for DC Election Year) or 16 May (for non DC Election Year), your registration records may be included in the final registers, which are published on or before 25 September (for DC Election Year) or 25 July (for non DC Election Year) every year.

Notes :

1. Under the law, you are required to provide true and accurate information when completing the voter registration form.
2. You are encouraged to provide or update your email address on a voluntary basis. The email address will be provided to the candidates concerned for the purpose of sending election advertisements.

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Replacement of Authorized Representatives

A corporate elector/voter may replace its authorized representative (AR) from time to time. The new AR must be a registered geographical constituency elector and has a substantial connection with the body, e.g. being a member, partner, officer or employee of the body. No individual shall be appointed as an AR:
  1. in respect of the FC -
    i) by more than one corporate elector; or
    ii) if he has been registered as an individual elector in the same FC in which the corporate body has been registered or has applied to be registered.

  2. in respect of the EC subsector -
    i) by more than one corporate voter; or
    ii) if he has been registered as an individual voter in the same subsector in which the corporate body has been registered or has applied to be registered.
How to replace an AR?
Complete the form below and send it to reach us not later than 14 days before the polling date for the FC or subsector concerned.
PDF
  REO-42R (Notice of Replacement/Substitution of AR)

Get a form from us at the Registration and Electoral Office (Address: 10th floor, Harbour Centre, 25 Harbour Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong or 10th Floor, Guardian House, 32 Oi Kwan Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong).
   

Note: Under the law, you are required to provide true and accurate information when completing the voter registration form.

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Appeals

Corporate electors/voters may lodge appeals to the Electoral Registration Officer for not registering persons appointed by them as their replacement/substitute authorized representatives. Such an appeal has to be lodged with the Electoral Registration Officer in person by the appellant by completing the specified form below:


PDF
  (Notice of Appeal)

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Gazette Notices


Inspection of the 2009 Final Register for Geographical Constituencies
(24.7.2009)
   

Inspection of the 2009 Final Registers for Functional Constituencies and the Election Committee Subsectors
(24.7.2009)
   

Amendments to the Election Committee Final Register
(31.10.2008)
   

Amendments to the Election Committee Final Register
(25.4.2008)
   

Amendments to the Election Committee Final Register
(21.12.2007)
   

Amendments to the Election Committee Final Register
(5.10.2007)
   

Amendments to the Election Committee Final Register
(31.8.2007)
   

Inspection of the Election Committee Final Register
(1.2.2007)

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