Hong Kong’s Legislative Council elections are expected to be held on Sep 6 and candidates will be nominated from mid to late July, the government revealed on Tuesday.
More than 610 polling stations and about 31,000 staff will be involved in the city’s 7th election of lawmakers, according to a paper submitted to LegCo by the Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Bureau.
The exact election date will be announced later in a gazette after the legislature approves it.
About 4.2 million Hong Kong residents are eligible to vote for legislators. The government expected more people to enroll as voters during the registration period which ended on May 2. The official register will be made public before July 25.
In view of the COVID-19 outbreak, the authorities plan to adopt anti-infection measures around polling sites. This includes body temperature checks and use of disposable gloves.
