The Registration and Electoral Office (REO) has mailed poll cards to more than 5 300 and more than 5 000 registered electors of the Peak Constituency and the Tung Wah Constituency respectively to remind them to vote in the Central and Western District Council by-election on November 26.

     "Electors of the Peak Constituency and the Tung Wah Constituency can log in to the Online Voter Information Enquiry System (OVIES) (www.voterinfo.gov.hk) if they have not yet received their poll cards to check whether they are registered electors of the two constituencies and their designated polling station. They can also call the election hotline 2891 1001 for enquiries," a spokesman for the REO said today (November 8).

     "Electors are advised to read carefully the address of the designated polling station on their poll cards indicating where they should cast their votes," he said.

     Together with the poll cards, the REO has sent to every elector of the Peak Constituency and the Tung Wah Constituency a map showing the location of the designated polling station, a Guide on Voting Procedure, an Introduction to Candidates and a leaflet from the Independent Commission Against Corruption on clean elections.

     Four polling stations will be open to electors from 7.30am to 10.30pm on the polling day. The two polling stations of the Peak Constituency are located at Hong Kong Park Sports Centre, 29 Cotton Tree Drive, Central, Hong Kong, and Upper Building, German Swiss International School Peak Campus, 11 Guildford Road, the Peak, Hong Kong. The two polling stations of the Tung Wah Constituency are located at SKH St Matthew's Primary School, 12-20 New Street, Sheung Wan, Hong Kong, and King's College Old Boys' Association Primary School, 58 Bridges Street, Sheung Wan, Hong Kong.

     If any electors of the Peak Constituency or the Tung Wah Constituency who are remanded or detained by law enforcement agencies other than the Correctional Services Department (CSD) on the polling day wish to vote in the by-election, they will be arranged to cast their ballots at the dedicated polling station located at Happy Valley Police Station, 60 Sing Woo Road, Happy Valley, Hong Kong. The polling hours will be from 7.30am to 10.30pm.

     Should there be any electors of the Peak Constituency or the Tung Wah Constituency imprisoned or remanded in the CSD's custody on the polling day, arrangements will be made for them to vote at dedicated polling stations set up at their respective penal institutions. The REO will make an announcement on November 25 on the number of dedicated polling stations to be set up at penal institutions.

     For security reasons, polling hours for the dedicated polling stations at penal institutions will be from 9am to 4pm.

     The voting procedure for electors and the venue setup at the dedicated polling stations will be basically the same as those of the ordinary polling stations.

     The two candidates contesting in the Peak Constituency are Young Chit-on Jeremy (No. 1) and Chin Chi-kin Edward (No. 2). The three candidates contesting in the Tung Wah Constituency are Lui Kam-keung (No. 1), Ng Hoi-yan Bonnie (No. 2) and Lau Shu-yin (Olivia) (No. 3).

Ends/Wednesday, November 8, 2017
Issued at HKT 15:00

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