The Electoral Affairs Commission will extend the time for the first round of voting in the third-term Chief Executive election to two hours, from 9am to 11am, in the case of a contested election. These will also be the polling hours if the election is uncontested.

Polling will be held March 25 at AsiaWorld-Expo.

If it is a contested election, more than one round of voting may be required if none of the candidates obtains an absolute majority of valid votes. The first round of voting will start at 9am. If it is an uncontested election, there will be one round of voting only on March 25, which will start at 9am.

While the polling hours will be extended, voters are encouraged to arrive early. Any voter who arrives after the close of the poll will not be admitted to the polling station.

Times for the second and third rounds of voting, which will be conducted in the case of a contested election, remain unchanged.

A polling notice, which carries polling hours and other information, will be sent to Election Committee members about 10 days before the polling date.