Hong Kong in new push to get young people to register as voters

Young people can opt to make self-declarations to be exempted from producing proof of address to register as electors under a new Hong Kong government drive to boost voter numbers, lawmakers have been told.A commissioner for oaths will be stationed at each Immigration Department registration of persons office, where young people replace their juvenile identity cards with adult ones upon turning 18.The initiative was outlined as officials presented the 2026 voter registration campaign at Monday’s meeting of the Legislative Council’s constitutional affairs panel.The first stage of the campaign would run from late April to early June, encouraging eligible residents to apply for new registration, the panel heard.Clement Woo Kin-man, acting secretary for constitutional and Mainland Affairs, said the government attached great importance to encouraging young people to register as electors and to vote in elections.“Some young people may want to register, but very often they do not have any address proof,” he said.