Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Bureau

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Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Bureau
政制及內地事務局
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Agency overview
Formed2007
Headquarters12/F and 13/F, East Wing, Central Government Offices, 2 Tim Mei Avenue, Tamar, Hong Kong
Minister responsible
Deputy Minister responsible
  • Andy Chan, Under Secretary of Constitutional and Mainland Affairs
Agency executive
  • Gracie Foo, Permanent Secretary of Constitutional and Mainland Affairs
Parent agency Chief Secretary for Administration
Website www.cmab.gov.hk
This section is an excerpt from Registration and Electoral Office (Hong Kong).[ edit ]
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The Registration and Electoral Office (REO) (Chinese :選舉事務處) [12] is a department under the jurisdiction of the Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Bureau of the Hong Kong Government. [13] It is also an administrative support organisation of the Electoral Affairs Commission (EAC), which assists the implementation of the statutory rights under the Electoral Affairs Commission Ordinance. [14]

The REO assists members of the public to register as electors, dividing constituencies, and formulating electoral regulations and guidelines for election activities. The elections of Chief Executive, Election Committee, Legislative Council and District Council are all managed by the office. [15] However, the REO is a logistics department and has no decision-making power on the electoral policy as the decision-making power is vested in the EAC.

The REO is headed by the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), who is assisted by the Principal Electoral Officers (PEO) and the Chief Systems Manager (CSM). The head office is at the Treasury Building in Cheung Sha Wan, with several other divisions at the Millennium City in Kwun Tong and Kowloonbay International Trade & Exhibition Centre in Kowloon Bay. [16]

Registration Deadlines

Eligible residents may submit an application for new voter registration, and registered voters may report on change of registration particulars at any time of the year. However, electors who wish to have their registration processed or their information updated in the same cycle or to be listed in the final registers, they must submit their application forms to the Registration and Electoral Office on or before the statutory deadlines.

Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Bureau
Traditional Chinese 政制及內地事務局
Simplified Chinese 政制及内地事务局
Type of ApplicationStatutory Deadlines
New Voter RegistrationDistrict Council Election year (e.g. 2023):2 July
Non District Council Election year (e.g. 2020, 2021 & 2022):2 May
Report on Change of Particulars by an ElectorDistrict Council Election year (e.g. 2023):2 June
Non District Council Election year (e.g. 2020, 2021 & 2022):2 April

Registration Statistics

Hong Kong has seen a major surge in voter registrations, particularly among young people. Nearly 386,000 people have registered to vote in the past year, a record high since the handover of Hong Kong. [17] The Registration & Elector Office updates and publishes the Final Registers every year. [18]

YearNo. of Electors in the Final RegistersChanges (YoY%)
20204,466,944 [19] 8.08%
20194,132,977 [20] 8.35%
20183,814,3180.24%
20173,805,0690.69%
20163,779,0852.30%
20153,693,9425.31%
20143,507,7861.05%
20133,471,4230.15%
20123,466,201-2.65%
20113,560,5353.76%
20103,431,5921.73%
20093,373,3420.04%
20083,372,0072.31%
20073,295,8263.45%
20063,185,927-0.92%
20053,215,5220.26%
20043,207,2277.86%
20032,973,6122.20%
20022,909,594-3.25%
20013,007,244

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