Filipinos who are permanent residents in Hong Kong and at least 18 years old are among the targets of this year’s voter registration campaign launched recently by the Registration and Electoral Office (REO) to prepare for the next Legislative Council election.
As geographical constituency electors, they will choose 20 of
the the 90 Legislative Council seats during the election to be held on Dec. 7. Of the other
seats, 40 will be elected by the 1,500-member Election Committee, and 30 by trade-based
indirectly elected functional constituencies (FCs).
The Ballot Box Family mascots, comprising the Blue Ballot,
Red Ballot and Grandpa Ballot, have been used to generate interest, with an
appeal for first-time voters to submit registration applications before the June
2 deadline so they can be included in the voter registry to be published this
year.
Those who have moved to a new address also have until June 2
to update their information with the REO.
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"The REO encourages eligible persons to submit
applications for new registration as GC electors or change of voter
registration particulars through 'iAM Smart'. They may also provide/update
their mobile phone number and email address, and check their voter registration
status through 'iAM Smart'."
They must submit to the REO an address proof, as well as provide
their phone number and email address to facilitate contact. Registered
occupants of public rental housing under the Housing Department or subsidized
housing under the Hong Kong Housing Society are not required to submit any
address proof.
To enhance the accuracy and integrity of the voters’ information, the REO will continue to implement checking measures during this registration cycle and issue inquiry letters to electors. Printed on the envelopes will be the message, "Immediate action required. Your voting right is at stake."
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The REO may also contact the electors under inquiry through
phone calls, SMS, email or fax.
Electors under inquiry must reply on or before June 2 by
scanning the QR code on the letter to log on to the Voter Registration website
(vr.gov.hk), or by email, post or fax, to maintain
their voter registration status.
Members of the public who have doubts about their
registration status may also check through "iAM Smart" or the Voter
Registration website (https://www.vr.gov.hk/eng/),
or by calling the REO's hotline (2891 1001).
Applications can also be submitted through forms
which are available on the Voter Registration website for download, or may be
obtained at the District Offices, the management offices of public housing
estates and the REO. Completed forms can be sent by post to the REO, 29/F,
Standard Chartered Tower, Millennium City 1, 388 Kwun Tong Road, Kwun Tong, Kowloon,
by fax to 2891 1180, by email to form@reo.gov.hk or via the REO e-Form Upload
Platform (www.reo-form.gov.hk).
