Polling stations to be set up at 3 border checkpoints for Hong Kong residents in mainland China to vote in Legislative Council election

The polling stations at Heung Yuen Wai, Lo Wu and the Lok Ma Chau Spur Line will serve a maximum of 33,000, 42,000 and 36,000 voters, respectively

The arrangement will allow Hongkongers living on the mainland to cast ballots without having to undergo quarantine

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Passengers arrive at Lo Wu station, near the border crossing with mainland China. Lo Wu will be one of three border crossings where Hongkongers living on the mainland can cast ballots in next month’s Legco poll. Photo: Bloomberg

Published: 5:19pm, 29 Nov 2021Updated: 9:33pm, 29 Nov 2021

Three polling stations will be set up at border crossings next month to allow Hongkongers living in mainland China to vote in the coming Legislative Council election, in an unprecedented arrangement prompted by the coronavirus pandemic.

The government on Monday confirmed that polling stations would be set up at the Heung Yuen Wai, Lo Wu, and Lok Ma Chau Spur Line control points, each of which will serve a maximum of 33,000, 42,000 and 36,000 voters, respectively.

Voters will need to specify beforehand which checkpoint they plan to use and when, and register online accordingly between 9am this Wednesday and 6pm next Wednesday.

Those who sign up will need to provide their Hong Kong ID, home return permit and contact phone numbers, as well as their email address and the city they live in. A full residential address is not required.

The one-off arrangement will only apply to those who have registered to vote in the geographic and functional constituencies, as the 1,448 members of the Election Committee are required to cast ballots for their legislative representatives at a designated polling station in the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre in Wan Chai.