Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Bureau

Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Bureau
Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Bureau
Traditional Chinese	政制及內地事務局
Simplified Chinese	政制及内地事务局
Hanyu Pinyin
showTranscriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Zhèng Zhì jí Nèidì Shìwù Jú
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization	Jing jai kahp noih deih sih mouh guhk
Jyutping	Zing3 zai3 kap6 noi6 dei6 si6 mou6 guk6

Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Bureau
政制及內地事務局
	Emblem of the Hong Kong SAR
Agency overview
Formed	2007
Headquarters	12/F and 13/F, East Wing, Central Government Offices, 2 Tim Mei Avenue, Tamar, Hong Kong
Minister responsible	Erick Tsang, Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs;
Deputy Minister responsible	Andy Chan, Under Secretary of Constitutional and Mainland Affairs;
Agency executive	Roy Tang, Permanent Secretary of Constitutional and Mainland Affairs;
Parent agency	Chief Secretary for Administration
Website	www.cmab.gov.hk

The Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Bureau is an agency of the Government of Hong Kong responsible for the implementation of the Basic Law. The bureau is the intermediary between the HKSAR Government and the Central People's Government and other Mainland authorities under the principles of "One Country, Two Systems".^[1]

The bureau is headed by the Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Mr Patrick Nip.

History[]

In October 2020, Apple Daily reported that the agency had ordered government departments to report any public sightings of the Republic of China flag, and to remove the flags when the public or media are not around.^[2]

Agencies[]

The following are agencies which are related to this bureau.^[3]

Registration and Electoral Office (REO)[]

^[4]Registration and Electoral Office (REO) (Chinese: 選舉事務處) is a department under the jurisdiction of the Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Bureau of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China.^[5] It is also the administrative support organization of the Electoral Affairs Commission (ECC), which assists the implementation of the statutory rights under the Electoral Affairs Commission Ordinance.^[6] This includes assisting members of the public to register as electors, dividing constituencies, and formulating electoral regulations and guidelines for election activities. The Chief Executive of Hong Kong, the Legislative Council of Hong Kong, the District Council and the election of village representatives are all managed by the department.^[7] However, the department is a logistics department and has no decision-making power on the electoral policy as the decision-making power is vested in the EAC.

The head office is in the [zh] in Wan Chai, with several other departments in the Kowloonbay International Trade & Exhibition Centre in Kowloon Bay.^[8]

Registration Deadlines[]

Eligible residents may submit an application for new voter registration and registered voters may report on change of registration particulars at any time of the year. However, electors who wish to have their registration processed or their information updated in the same cycle or to be listed in the final registers, they must submit their application forms to the Registration and Electoral Office on or before the statutory deadlines.

Type of Application	hideStatutory Deadlines
New Voter Registration	District Council Election year (e.g. 2023):	2 July
New Voter Registration	Non District Council Election year (e.g. 2020, 2021 & 2022):	2 May
Report on Change of Particulars by an Elector	District Council Election year (e.g. 2023):	2 June
Report on Change of Particulars by an Elector	Non District Council Election year (e.g. 2020, 2021 & 2022):	2 April

Registration Statistics[]

Hong Kong has seen a major surge in voter registrations, particularly among young people. Nearly 386,000 people have registered to vote in the past year, a record high since the handover of Hong Kong.^[9] The Registration & Elector Office updates and publishes the Final Registers every year.^[10]

Year	No. of Electors in the Final Registers	Changes (YoY%)
2020	4,466,944 ^[11]	8.08%
2019	4,132,977^[12]	8.35%
2018	3,814,318	0.24%
2017	3,805,069	0.69%
2016	3,779,085	2.30%
2015	3,693,942	5.31%
2014	3,507,786	1.05%
2013	3,471,423	0.15%
2012	3,466,201	-2.65%
2011	3,560,535	3.76%
2010	3,431,592	1.73%
2009	3,373,342	0.04%
2008	3,372,007	2.31%
2007	3,295,826	3.45%
2006	3,185,927	-0.92%
2005	3,215,522	0.26%
2004	3,207,227	7.86%
2003	2,973,612	2.20%
2002	2,909,594	-3.25%
2001	3,007,244

References[]

^ the Government of the HKSAR, 2019 Budget Heading 163- Registration and Electoral Office Archived 24 November 2020 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 17 November 2019
^ "Hong Kong on high alert to uphold 'one China' stance on Taiwan national day". Apple Daily 蘋果日報 (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 24 November 2020. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
^ "Registration and Electoral Office About Us". www.reo.gov.hk. Archived from the original on 23 April 2021. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
^ the Government of the HKSAR, 2019 Budget Heading 163- Registration and Electoral Office Archived 24 November 2020 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 17 November 2019
^ "Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Bureau Chairman Message". www.cmab.gov.hk. Archived from the original on 10 October 2019. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
^ "Registration and Electoral Office About Us". www.reo.gov.hk. Archived from the original on 23 April 2021. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
^ "Electoral Affairs Commission Chairman's Message". www.eac.hk. Archived from the original on 1 December 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
^ "Contact Details of Access Co-ordinator and Access Officers" (PDF). Registration and Electoral Office. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 November 2018. Retrieved 23 March 2021. Voter Registration Division, Information Technology Management Unit, Elections Division 2 and Administration Division 12 & 13/F Kowloonbay International Trade and Exhibition Centre, 1 Trademart Drive, Kowloon Bay, Hong Kong
^ "Hong Kong voter registration skyrockets, driven by extradition bill anger". South China Morning Post. 2 August 2019. Archived from the original on 15 March 2021. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
^ "Voter Registration Statistics". www.voterregistration.gov.hk. Archived from the original on 12 October 2019. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
^ "Voter Registration Statistics". www.voterregistration.gov.hk. Archived from the original on 3 June 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
^ "Hong Kong records over 4.13 mln registered electors - Xinhua | English.news.cn". www.xinhuanet.com. Archived from the original on 29 November 2020. Retrieved 17 January 2020.

External links[]

http://www.cmab.gov.hk (Official site)

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[1] the Government of the HKSAR, 2019 Budget Heading 163- Registration and Electoral Office Archived 24 November 2020 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 17 November 2019

[2] "Hong Kong on high alert to uphold 'one China' stance on Taiwan national day". Apple Daily 蘋果日報 (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 24 November 2020. Retrieved 24 October 2020.

[3] "Registration and Electoral Office About Us". www.reo.gov.hk. Archived from the original on 23 April 2021. Retrieved 16 November 2019.

[4] the Government of the HKSAR, 2019 Budget Heading 163- Registration and Electoral Office Archived 24 November 2020 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 17 November 2019

[5] "Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Bureau Chairman Message". www.cmab.gov.hk. Archived from the original on 10 October 2019. Retrieved 17 November 2019.

[6] "Registration and Electoral Office About Us". www.reo.gov.hk. Archived from the original on 23 April 2021. Retrieved 16 November 2019.

[7] "Electoral Affairs Commission Chairman's Message". www.eac.hk. Archived from the original on 1 December 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2019.

[8] "Contact Details of Access Co-ordinator and Access Officers" (PDF). Registration and Electoral Office. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 November 2018. Retrieved 23 March 2021. Voter Registration Division, Information Technology Management Unit, Elections Division 2 and Administration Division 12 & 13/F Kowloonbay International Trade and Exhibition Centre, 1 Trademart Drive, Kowloon Bay, Hong Kong

[9] "Hong Kong voter registration skyrockets, driven by extradition bill anger". South China Morning Post. 2 August 2019. Archived from the original on 15 March 2021. Retrieved 18 November 2019.

[10] "Voter Registration Statistics". www.voterregistration.gov.hk. Archived from the original on 12 October 2019. Retrieved 19 November 2019.

[11] "Voter Registration Statistics". www.voterregistration.gov.hk. Archived from the original on 3 June 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2020.

[12] "Hong Kong records over 4.13 mln registered electors - Xinhua | English.news.cn". www.xinhuanet.com. Archived from the original on 29 November 2020. Retrieved 17 January 2020.

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