Number of registered electors in Hong Kong drops for fifth year to 4.12 million

The total number of registered electors in Hong Kong’s geographical constituencies has dropped for a fifth consecutive year to 4.12 million, while the tally of newly registered voters climbed to its highest level since 2021. According to figures released by the Registration and Electoral Office on Saturday, the 4.12 million eligible voters for geographical constituencies in the 2026 provisional register marked a year-on-year drop of 24,400 electors, or 0.59 per cent. The figure represented a...