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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    Rivals push insurance reforms, easier fire claims in Hong Kong election race

      Rivals push insurance reforms, easier fire claims in Hong Kong election race

      Hong Kong’s insurers should make it easier for residents affected by the deadly Tai Po fire to file claims and consider incorporating fire safety inspection results into underwriting, according to sector representatives contesting a seat in the legislature. Insurance sector candidates Chan Pui-leung and Simon Lam Yat-tung made the appeals on Wednesday during a government-led…

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