With the 2025 Election Committee Subsector (ECSS) By-elections due to be held tomorrow, Electoral Affairs Commission (EAC) Chairman David Lok today visited the Hong Kong Central Library polling station and the central counting station (CCS), as well as the Media Centre at the Convention & Exhibition Centre, and appealed to eligible voters to cast their votes in the by-elections.

Mr Lok said preparatory work for the by-elections was complete and that staff members were carrying out final rehearsals. He thanked them for their efforts, which he said would ensure that tomorrow's polls are conducted in an orderly and smooth manner.

Twenty-eight candidates are contesting a total of 21 seats spanning six subsectors.

Five ordinary polling stations (OPSs) and one dedicated polling station located at a police station will be set up for about 3,600 voters/ authorised representatives (ARs). The polling hours will be from 9am to 6pm. Voters/ ARs are reminded to bring a valid Hong Kong identity card to cast their votes at the polling station specified on their polling card.

Mr Lok added that the Electronic Poll Register System will continue to be used at OPSs for the issuance of ballot papers to voters/ARs, so that the process can be conducted accurately and efficiently.

Once the poll closes, all ballot boxes will be delivered to the CCS at the Convention & Exhibition Centre, where the counting of votes will take place. Candidates, election agents and counting agents may enter the CCS and observe the count at designated areas of the counting zone. Members of the public and media may also enter the public area of the CCS to observe the count.

Once the counting of votes is completed, the Returning Officers will declare the election results to the candidates and their agents at the counting zone. The Registration & Electoral Office (REO) will also arrange for the Returning Officers to announce the results for each subsector again on stage at the Media Centre.

Also today, Mr Lok and Secretary for Constitutional & Mainland Affairs Erick Tsang Kwok-wai accompanied Chief Executive John Lee on a visit to the polling station at the Exhibition Gallery of Hong Kong Central Library. They inspected the final preparatory work, including the venue's set-up and rehearsals.

The EAC and the REO stressed that they are fully prepared on all fronts to ensure that tomorrow's by-elections are conducted efficiently, and in an open, honest and fair manner.