A voter registration campaign for Rural Representative Elections opened today, with the Home Affairs Department calling on those eligible to sign up by June 16.

The department reminded constituents that there are three types of rural representatives – Indigenous Inhabitant Representatives, Resident Representatives and Kaifong Representatives.

Indigenous Inhabitant Representatives are returned by indigenous inhabitants of an indigenous village or composite indigenous village, their spouses, and surviving spouses.

Resident Representatives are returned by both indigenous and non-indigenous inhabitants of villages.

Kaifong Representatives are returned by Cheung Chau and Peng Chau residents.

Voter registration for the Indigenous Inhabitant Representative Election is open to indigenous inhabitants, their spouses, and surviving spouses, provided they are aged 18 or above and hold recognised identity documents.

Registrations for the Resident Representative and Kaifong Representative elections are open to Hong Kong permanent residents aged 18 or above who have lived in a village or market town for three years immediately preceding the registration application date.

Registered electors who wish to update their registered particulars should also submit their applications by June 16.

Click here for the voter registration form. Call 2152 1521 for enquiries.