Legislative Council Election︱Hong Kong residents from Mainland China go to the port to vote

The Legislative Council election will be held on December 19. Polling stations will be set up at three land crossings. The online system will accept registration today (1st).

Regarding opinions that hope that the government will provide transportation services to allow mainland Hong Kong residents to go to the port polling stations to vote, the Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Bureau has stated that there will be no additional transportation services, and the situation is no different from that of voters in Hong Kong.

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The instability of online registration on the first day has been repaired in a short time

Starting today, Hong Kong residents in the Mainland can register online and go to vote at the three port ticketing stations on December 19. Some people say that there was a problem with the system in the morning, and the registration was successful after noon. The process took about 1 minute.

The Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Bureau stated that it has found that individual users have some instability on the network connection and has taken prompt improvement measures to maintain the stability of the network.

The problem has been fixed in a short time.

According to the Constitutional Affairs Bureau, the three border polling stations are set up because they are currently closed or partially opened to avoid mixing with ordinary tourists and increasing the risk of infection.

The bureau also pointed out that voters can take buses, subways and taxis to reach the port. Therefore, the SAR government will not provide additional transportation services. The situation is no different from voters who voted in Hong Kong.

Free transfers cannot be provided by candidates and supporters

As for some people suggesting that a third party arrange free car pick-up service, the Constitutional Affairs Bureau stated that if the service is not provided by candidates or related supporters and is purely for the convenience of voters, the process neither promotes or hinders the election of a candidate, nor induces it. Or to reward voters for voting or not voting for a candidate in the election, they are not restricted by the Election Ordinance.

The bureau added that according to Article 11 of the Election Regulations, no one may provide benefits to induce voters to vote or not to vote for a candidate in the election.

If voters, without reasonable excuses, solicit or accept benefits as an incentive or reward for voting or not voting for a candidate in an election, they may also violate the above regulations and may be sentenced to up to 7 years in prison and fined 500,000 yuan.

On the first day of registration at the port ticketing station, Hong Kong people from the Mainland said that the business community is enthusiastic: early morning congestion ︱ Legislative Council election port ticketing station | Chaxi Me: Fraud in the Mainland if it is difficult to monitor the number of voters in the mainland port ticket station | Tan Yaozong: voting station The number of places is sufficient to encourage the government to provide candidates with candidate information.