In this file photo taken on Nov 24, 2019, voters entering the polling station at Sai Wan Ho Sports Centre in Sai Wan Ho, Hong Kong. (PHOTO / CHINA DAILY)

HONG KONG - The 2023 provisional register for geographical constituencies (GCs) in China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) contains about 4,329,700 registered electors, according to provisional figures announced by the HKSAR government on Tuesday.

The Registration and Electoral Office (REO) of the HKSAR government released the 2023 provisional registers of electors/voters and omissions lists for GCs, functional constituencies (FCs) and Election Committee subsectors (ECSSs) on Tuesday.

Moreover, the records of about 31,000 and about 81,100 electors have been removed by entering on the omissions list due to death and as a result of other inquiry processes respectively

In the 2023 voter registration cycle, there are about 31,300 new registration applications and about 657,900 applications for updating particulars from registered electors of GCs, according to the REO.

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Moreover, the records of about 31,000 and about 81,100 electors have been removed by entering on the omissions list due to death and as a result of other inquiry processes respectively.

As for FCs, the provisional register contains about 205,800 registered electors, and that of ECSSs contains about 7,600 registered voters.

The District Councils (Amendment) Ordinance 2023 was published in the gazette and came into effect on July 10. The delineation of District Council geographical constituencies (DCGCs) for the 2023 District Council Ordinary Election also came into effect on the same day.

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In accordance with the District Councils Ordinance amended, the boundaries of the 18 districts remain unchanged and there are 44 DCGCs in the 18 districts.

The REO will publish the final registers of electors and voters on or before Sept 25.