​The 2025 Voter Registration Campaign was launched today (April 25). The Registration and Electoral Office (REO) appeals to eligible persons/bodies who have not yet registered as electors/voters of geographical constituency (GC), functional constituency and/or Election Committee subsector (ECSS) to submit registration applications as early as possible on or before the statutory deadline of June 2, so that their registration particulars can be included in the final registers of electors/voters to be published this year, and they can vote in the elections to be held this year.

     Hong Kong permanent residents who hold an identity document, will reach 18 years of age by September 25 this year and ordinarily reside in Hong Kong are eligible to register as GC electors. Registered electors/voters do not need to register again.  However, if there is any change in their residential address or other registration particulars, they should also submit applications for change of particulars to the REO by the same statutory deadline of June 2.
 
     A spokesperson for the REO said, "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'."
 
     Members of the public who are newly registered as GC electors or registered electors who need to update their residential address must submit to the REO an address proof. They should also provide their phone number and email address for the REO to facilitate contact. Applicants who are the registered occupants of public rental housing under the Housing Department or subsidised housing under the Hong Kong Housing Society are not required to submit any address proof.
 
     "Under no circumstances would the REO require the provision of address proof with personal bank information. Members of the public shall remain vigilant in avoiding fraud," the spokesperson reminded.

     To enhance the accuracy and integrity of the registration particulars of electors, the REO will continue to implement checking measures during this registration cycle and issue inquiry letters to electors. A message, "Immediate action required. Your voting right is at stake", is printed on the envelopes of all inquiry letters to remind electors of the importance of the letters. The REO will, based on the other contact information provided by the electors, contact the electors under inquiry through phone calls, SMS, email or fax, to remind them to reply as soon as possible. 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, or by calling the REO's hotline (2891 1001).
 
     Announcements in the Public Interest of the Voter Registration Campaign will run on television, radio, online platforms and various venues such as housing estates and government buildings starting from today. The relevant information will also be publicised through banners, posters, social media platforms, websites, and mobile applications, and displayed in the public transportation system, such as on bus and tram bodies, in MTR stations and at bus shelters. The Ballot Box Family mascots, comprising the Blue Ballot, Red Ballot and Grandpa Ballot, are well received by members of the public and designed with ballot boxes as the concept. The mascots have been adopted for publicity in this year's Voter Registration Campaign to present the Campaign's messages in an engaging manner and motivate the public to register.

     Apart from submitting applications through "iAM Smart", members of the public can also submit applications through specified forms. Specified forms for new registration and change of registration particulars 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).

Ends/Friday, April 25, 2025
Issued at HKT 13:50

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