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Voter Registration

Hong Kong Hong Kong

VR001

Voting age
Question:What is the legal voting age in the national elections?
Answer: c. 18
Comments: A natural person is not eligible to be registered as an elector unless- (a) the person has reached 18 years of age; or (b) the person's eighteenth birthday falls- (i) in any year other than a year in which a District Council ordinary election is to be held, on or before 25 July next following the person's application for registration; or (ii) in a year in which a District Council ordinary election is to be held, on or before 25 September next following the person's application for registration.
Source: Legislative Council Ordinance, Sec.29: https://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/asia/HK/hong-kong-legislative-council-ordinance-cap-542
Verified: 2021/06/07
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VR002

Other voting requirements
Question:Beyond age, what other qualifications exist for registering to vote and voting in the national elections?
Answer(s): a. Citizenship
b. Period of Residence
Comments: A natural person is not eligible to be registered as an elector for a constituency unless the person is a permanent resident of Hong Kong. (1) A natural person is not eligible to be registered as an elector in the register of geographical constituencies unless, at the time of applying for registration, the person satisfies the Electoral Registration Officer- (a) that the person ordinarily resides in Hong Kong; and (b) that the residential address notified in the person's application for registration is the person's only or principal residence in Hong Kong.
Source: Legislative Council Ordinance, Sec.27 & Sec.28: https://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/asia/HK/hong-kong-legislative-council-ordinance-cap-542
Verified: 2021/06/07
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VR004

Authority responsible for voter registration
Question:Which is the authority responsible for the registration of voters for national elections?
Answer: d. Election Management Body (specify)
Comments: The functions of the Commission are- (d) without limiting of generality of paragraphs (b) and (c), to- (i) supervise the registration of electors; (ii) regulate the procedure at an election; and (iii) conduct or supervise promotional activities relating to registration of electors;
Source: Electoral Affairs Commission Ordinance, Sec.4 (d): http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/asia/HK/hong-kong-electoral-affairs-commission-ordinance/view
Verified: 2021/06/07
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VR008

Is it compulsory to be on the voters register?
Question:Is it compulsory to be on the voters register?
Answer: b. No
Comments: You voluntarily apply to register as an elector. 24(1)(b) Subject to this Part, a person is eligible to be registered as an elector for a geographical constituency only if the person applies in accordance with this Part to be registered as such an elector and is entitled to be so registered.
Source: Legislative Council Ordinance Sec.24 (1)-(b): https://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/asia/HK/hong-kong-legislative-council-ordinance-cap-542
Verified: 2021/06/07
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