The Electoral Legislation (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill 2025 was published in the Government Gazette today.

The bill amends electoral laws to ensure the smooth running of two important elections due to be held later this year, namely the 2025 Election Committee Subsector (ECSS) By-elections and the 2025 Legislative Council General Election (LCGE).

In particular it seeks to introduce adjustments to the delineation of geographical constituencies for the LCGE; empower the Electoral Affairs Commission (EAC) to use counting machines in LegCo functional constituency elections and consolidate ballot paper accounts for relevant constituencies; and improve arrangements for the publication of ECSS registers.

The Chief Executive announced this week that the date for this year’s LCGE will be December 7, and that the ECSS by-elections will be held on September 7.

The Government said it will continue to liaise closely with the EAC, and will prepare for the elections in accordance with the relevant electoral legislation to ensure that they are held in a fair, just, honest, safe and orderly manner.

The bill will be introduced into LegCo for a first reading on March 26.