Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Bureau

Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Bureau

政制及內地事務局
Emblem of the Hong Kong SAR
Agency overview
Formed	2007
Headquarters	12/F and 13/F, East Wing, Central Government Offices, 2 Tim Mei Avenue, Tamar, Hong Kong
Minister responsible	Erick Tsang, Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs
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	cmab.gov.hk

Main article: Registration and Electoral Office (Hong Kong)

This section is an excerpt from Registration and Electoral Office.[ edit ]

Emblem of Hong Kong

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
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Zhèng Zhì jí Nèidì Shìwù Jú Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Jing jai kahp noih deih sih mouh guhk Jyutping Zing3 zai3 kap6 noi6 dei6 si6 mou6 guk6

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 (CMAB) 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.

Type of Application	Statutory Deadlines
New Voter Registration	District 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 Elector	District 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]

Year	No. of Electors in the Final Registers	Changes (YoY%)
2020	4,466,944 [19]	8.08%
2019	4,132,977 [20]	8.35%
2018	3,814,318	0.24%
2017	3,805,069	0.69%
2016	3,779,085	2.30%
2015	3,693,942	5.31%
2014	3,507,786	1.05%
2013	3,471,423	0.15%
2012	3,466,201	-2.65%
2011	3,560,535	3.76%
2010	3,431,592	1.73%
2009	3,373,342	0.04%
2008	3,372,007	2.31%
2007	3,295,826	3.45%
2006	3,185,927	-0.92%
2005	3,215,522	0.26%
2004	3,207,227	7.86%
2003	2,973,612	2.20%
2002	2,909,594	-3.25%
2001	3,007,244

See also

• Mainland Affairs Council
• Elections in Hong Kong
• Electoral Affairs Commission
• Home Affairs Department
• Election commission
• Independent Commission Against Corruption (Hong Kong)
• Clean Elections

References

1. "Welcome Message". Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Bureau. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
2. the Government of the HKSAR, 2019 Budget Heading 163- Registration and Electoral Office Archived 24 November 2020 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 17 November 2019
3. Constitutional Affairs Bureau. "Legislative Council Brief on the Re-organisation of Policy BUreaux of the Government Secretariat" (PDF). Legislative Council of the HKSAR. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
4. Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Bureau. "Legislative Council Brief on the Improving Electoral System (Consolidated Amendments) Bill 2021" (PDF). Legislative Council of the HKSAR. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
5. Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Bureau. "Green Paper on Constitutional Development" (PDF). Legislative Council of the HKSAR. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
6. Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Bureau. "Topical Issues: Hong Kong Offices in the Mainland and Taiwan" . Retrieved 2 April 2022.
7. "Hong Kong on high alert to uphold 'one China' stance on Taiwan national day". Apple Daily 蘋果日報 (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Archived from the original on 24 November 2020. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
8. "Over HK$16 million spent on publicity to promote Hong Kong's electoral overhaul". Hong Kong Free Press HKFP. 8 April 2022. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
9. Leung, Hillary (7 May 2023). "'They said they could make me straight': Hongkonger recalls 'brainwashing' by group with gov't funding from 'equality' scheme". Hong Kong Free Press HKFP. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
10. Ho, Kelly (10 May 2023). "Hong Kong mulls wider ban on insults to regional flag, making online desecration illegal". Hong Kong Free Press HKFP. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
11. "Registration and Electoral Office About Us". www.reo.gov.hk. Archived from the original on 23 April 2021. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
12. the Government of the HKSAR, 2019 Budget Heading 163- Registration and Electoral Office Archived 24 November 2020 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 17 November 2019
13. "Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Bureau Chairman Message". www.cmab.gov.hk. Archived from the original on 10 October 2019. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
14. "Registration and Electoral Office About Us". www.reo.gov.hk. Archived from the original on 23 April 2021. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
15. "Electoral Affairs Commission Chairman's Message". www.eac.hk. Archived from the original on 1 December 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
16. "Contact Details of Access Co-ordinator and Access Officers" (PDF). Registration and Electoral Office. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 November 2018. Retrieved 23 March 2021. Voter Registration Division, Information Technology Management Unit, Elections Division 2 and Administration Division 12 & 13/F Kowloonbay International Trade and Exhibition Centre, 1 Trademart Drive, Kowloon Bay, Hong Kong
17. "Hong Kong voter registration skyrockets, driven by extradition bill anger". South China Morning Post. 2 August 2019. Archived from the original on 15 March 2021. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
18. "Voter Registration Statistics". www.voterregistration.gov.hk. Archived from the original on 12 October 2019. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
19. "Voter Registration Statistics". www.voterregistration.gov.hk. Archived from the original on 3 June 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
20. "Hong Kong records over 4.13 mln registered electors - Xinhua | English.news.cn". www.xinhuanet.com. Archived from the original on 29 November 2020. Retrieved 17 January 2020.

External links

• http://www.cmab.gov.hk (Official site)
• Media related to Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Bureau at Wikimedia Commons