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

    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…

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    What are Hong Kong’s next best steps after ‘two sessions’ in Beijing?

      What are Hong Kong’s next best steps after ‘two sessions’ in Beijing?

      Hong Kong should move beyond a “city-centred” approach that merely seeks Beijing’s policy support and instead take steps to align with national priorities by advancing the internationalisation of the yuan and supporting mainland Chinese enterprises’ global expansion, observers have said as this year’s “two sessions” came to a close. With the annual political gathering ending…

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      Exclusive | Several Hong Kong lawmakers omit unpaid directorships in Legco declarations

        Exclusive | Several Hong Kong lawmakers omit unpaid directorships in Legco declarations

        Several newly elected Hong Kong lawmakers have not fully disclosed their unpaid directorships and those held at subsidiaries, the Post has found, prompting calls from the legislature’s House Committee chairman for greater transparency. Andrew Yao Cho-fai and Lothair Lam Ming-fung were among the Legislative Council newcomers who did not register dozens of unpaid directorships, according…

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