The 2024 voter registration campaign for the Rural Representative Election opened today and the Home Affairs Department called on those eligible to sign up by June 16.

The department explained that there are three types of rural representatives - Indigenous Inhabitant Representatives, Resident Representatives and Kaifong Representatives.

Indigenous Inhabitant Representatives are returned by indigenous inhabitants, their spouses or surviving spouses of an indigenous village or composite indigenous village.

Resident Representatives are returned by both indigenous and non-indigenous inhabitants residing in an existing village.

Kaifong Representatives are returned by Cheung Chau or Peng Chau residents.

Voter registration for the Indigenous Inhabitant Representative Election is open to indigenous inhabitants, their spouses or surviving spouses, aged 18 or above and holding recognised identity documents.

Registration for the Resident Representative and Kaifong Representative elections is open to Hong Kong permanent residents aged 18 or above who have lived in an existing village or market town for three years before the registration application date.

Registered electors who wish to update their registered particulars should also submit their applications by June 16.

Click here for the voter registration form. Call 2152 1521 for enquiries.