Upon improving district governance and reforming the District Councils (DCs) in 2023, the seventh term of District Council election was successfully concluded on December 10 last year. The new term of DCs have assumed office since January 1 this year. The Electoral Affairs Commission (EAC) Report on the 2023 District Council Ordinary Election (DCOE) was published today (April 19).
      
     The Report describes the EAC’s conduct and supervision of this election at various stages, and provides a detailed account of the related preparatory work, electoral arrangements, complaint handling, etc. The EAC also detailed in its Report their review of the procedures and arrangements for this election, including the investigation findings on the Electronic Poll Register system incident, and put forth specific enhancement recommendations for improving future electoral arrangements.
      
     “We are very grateful to the EAC for their efforts and various arrangements made to ensure the smooth implementation of this election in a fair, just and clean manner, as well as their in-depth and detailed review of various electoral arrangements with respective recommendations,” a Government spokesman said.
      
      “The successful conclusion of this DC election is of particular significance. The reformed DCs have greatly benefited the implementation of livelihood-related work, and have been conducive to the welfare of people, enabling them to live and work in contentment. At the same time, the full implementation of the principle of “patriots administering Hong Kong” and the “last piece of the puzzle” of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) governance system ensures the steadfast and successful implementation of “one country, two systems”, and the long-term stability and safety of the HKSAR. The Government will continue to work closely with the EAC to follow up on the recommendations contained in the report,” the Government spokesman continued.
      
     In accordance with the requirements of the Electoral Affairs Commission Ordinance (Cap. 541), the EAC submitted the report on the 2023 DCOE to the Chief Executive on March 8, 2024. In line with the principle of open and transparent elections, the Government agreed with the EAC’s recommendation that the report should be made public. The report can be downloaded from the EAC website (www.eac.hk) and is available for viewing at the Registration and Electoral Office and the Home Affairs Enquiry Centres of District Offices.

     ​The Electoral Affairs Commission (EAC) today (May 5) published the report on the 2023 Rural Ordinary Election (ROE) held in January 2023.
      
     The report describes the electoral procedures of the 2023 ROE and various tasks carried out by the Home Affairs Department (HAD) for conducting the election, including the recruitment and training of electoral staff, holding a briefing session for candidates, setting up dedicated polling stations and special polling stations, as well as making various polling and counting arrangements, etc. In light of the experience, the EAC has reviewed the relevant electoral arrangements and recommended improvement measures for future elections. The EAC is also thankful to the HAD and other parties involved for their dedication and concerted efforts attributable to the smooth conclusion of the election.
      
     “We are grateful to the EAC for their valuable advice throughout the election and its effort to ensure the election was conducted in an open, transparent and efficient manner in accordance with the law. The HAD will continue to work closely with the EAC to follow up on the recommendations in the report, with a view to further enhancing arrangements in future elections,” a Government spokesman said.
      
     The 2023 ROE was conducted by the HAD according to the Rural Representative Election Ordinance (Cap. 576) under the supervision of the EAC. In accordance with the requirements of the Electoral Affairs Commission Ordinance (Cap. 541), the EAC submitted the report to the Chief Executive on April 14. In line with the principle of open and transparent elections, the Government accepted the EAC’s recommendation that the report should be made public. The report can be downloaded from the EAC website (www.eac.hk) and the Rural Representative Election website (www.had.gov.hk/rre), and is available for viewing at the Home Affairs Enquiry Centres of District Offices.

     The Electoral Affairs Commission (EAC) Report on the 2022 Chief Executive Election (CEE) was published today (September 13).

 

     The report describes how the EAC conducted and supervised the 2022 CEE and 2021 Election Committee Subsector Ordinary Elections, and sets out the detailed arrangements and relevant follow-up actions for the elections. The report also contains a review of relevant electoral arrangements in the light of experience, and improvement measures for future elections.

 

     “We are grateful to the EAC for ensuring that the two elections were conducted in accordance with the law and were open, transparent and efficient, and for reviewing the electoral arrangements. The Government will continue to work closely with the EAC to follow up on the recommendations contained in the report,” a Government spokesman said.

 

     In accordance with the requirements of the Electoral Affairs Commission Ordinance (Cap. 541), the EAC submitted the report on the 2022 CEE to the Chief Executive on August 5, 2022. In line with past practice and the principle of open and transparent elections, the Government agreed with the EAC’s recommendation that the report should be made public. The report can be downloaded from the EAC website (www.eac.hk) and is available for viewing at the Registration and Electoral Office and the Home Affairs Enquiry Centres of District Offices.