You are eligible to be registered as an elector if you:
➢ are aged 18 or above;
➢ are a Hong Kong permanent resident; and
➢ ordinarily reside in Hong Kong.
Application deadlines
New registration: 2 June every year
Report on change of particulars: 2 June every year
(Address proofs are required when individuals submit their applications for new registration or applications for change in registered address except for those who are the authorised occupants of public rental housing under the Housing Department or registered residents in the tenancy of subsidised housing under the Hong Kong Housing Society and that the addresses in the tenancy records match the residential addresses provided by them.)
See the Address Proof Requirement: www.reo.gov.hk/en/voter/ap.htm
Application forms are available at:
Support Service Centres for Ethnic Minorities
➢ HOPE Centre (Wanchai)
➢ CHEER Centre (Kwun Tong)
➢ HOME Centre (Yau Tsim Mong)
➢ HOME Sub-centre (Sham Shui Po)
➢ DREAM Centre (Kowloon City)
➢ LINK Centre (Kwai Tsing)
➢ ONE Centre (Tuen Mun)
➢ YLTH Centre (Yuen Long)
➢ TOUCH Sub-centre (Tung Chung)
➢ IDEA Centre (Sha Tin)
Government and Other Offices
➢ Registration and Electoral Office (REO)
➢ District Offices and management offices of public housing estates
➢ Application forms can also be downloaded from the voter registration website (vr.gov.hk).
Submission of Forms
Completed and signed application form can be sent to REO:
(1) by post (address: 29/F, Standard Chartered Tower, Millennium City 1, 388 Kwun Tong Road, Kwun Tong, Kowloon);
(2) by fax (fax number: 2891 1180);
(3) by email (email address: form@reo.gov.hk); or
(4) by uploading the scanned form at the Registration and Electoral Office Online Upload Platform (www.reo-form.gov.hk)
Eligible persons may also submit applications for new registration as geographical constituency electors by using ‘iAM Smart+’ through ‘iAM Smart’ mobile App (www.reo.gov.hk/video/voter/GCVRguide-EN.mp4) or online platform (https://eform.cefs.gov.hk/form/vre001/en/).
Electors should provide true and accurate information. It is an offence for a person under the Electoral Affairs Commission Regulations to knowingly or recklessly give false or misleading information for voter registration (e.g. false residential address) to the Registration and Electoral Office, and if the person subsequently votes at an election, he/she will also breach the Elections (Corrupt and Illegal Conduct) Ordinance (Cap. 554).
Enquiries
If you do not speak both Chinese and English and wish to make enquiries to REO on matters in relation to voter registration, you may seek assistance from CHEER / HOPE which provides free of charge over-the-phone interpretation service. You may request the interpreter from CHEER / HOPE to make a conference call with REO’s officer by dialing the REO’s enquiry hotline (2891 1001) during REO’s office hours from 8:45 a.m. to 6 p.m. from Mondays to Fridays (except public holidays). Once the conference call is connected, you can speak directly to the REO’s officer through CHEER / HOPE’s interpreter.
Hotline numbers of CHEER / HOPE are as follows:
Bahasa Indonesia
Hotline No. (CHEER): 3755 6811
Hotline No. (HOPE): 3009 9001
Nepali
Hotline No. (CHEER): 3755 6822
Hotline No. (HOPE): 3009 9004
Urdu
Hotline No. (CHEER): 3755 6833
Hotline No. (HOPE): 3009 9007
Punjabi
Hotline No. (CHEER): 3755 6844
Hotline No. (HOPE): 3009 9005
Tagalog
Hotline No. (CHEER): 3755 6855
Hotline No. (HOPE): 3009 9006
Hindi
Hotline No. (CHEER): 3755 6877
Hotline No. (HOPE): 3009 9003
Thai
Hotline No. (CHEER): 3755 6866
Hotline No. (HOPE): N/A
Vietnamese
Hotline No. (CHEER): 3755 6888
Hotline No. (HOPE): N/A
Bengali
Hotline No. (CHEER): N/A
Hotline No. (HOPE): 3009 9002