Update on the Legislative Council Election 2020 Engineering Functional Constituency / Information Technology Functional Constituency
Legislative Council General Election
postponed for a year to 5 September 2021
Amid the severe COVID-19 epidemic situation, the Government has announced to postpone the 2020 Legislative Council (LegCo) General Election, originally scheduled for 6 September 2020, for a year to 5 September 2021, in order to protect public safety and public health as well as to ensure elections are conducted openly and fairly.
In line with the Government’s decision, the Institution will hold in abeyance the provision of services for candidates standing for the Engineering FC / IT FC Election and will keep members posted should further information becomes available.
29 June 2020
Legislative Council Election 2020 Engineering Functional Constituency / Information Technology Functional Constituency
A general election to elect 70 members for the seventh term of office of the Legislative Council (LegCo) is to be held on Sunday, 6 September 2020. Of the 70 seats, 35 members will be returned by geographical constituencies (GCs) and another 35 by functional constituencies (FCs). One member each is to be returned for the Engineering FC and for the Information Technology (IT) FC respectively.
The Institution shall provide equal and fair services to all the candidates standing for election of the Engineering FC and the IT FC. Please click here for Notice and Guidelines for the Provision of Services for Candidates Standing for the Legislative Council Engineering Functional Constituency / Information Technology Functional Constituency Election (2020).
Points to note regarding the 2020 LegCo Election:
| Nomination period: | 18-31 July 2020 |
| Polling Date: | 6 September 2020 |
Reference information
The Electoral Affairs Commission released on 18 June 2020 the final Guidelines on Election-related Activities in respect of the Legislative Council Election, which can be accessed at the following link: http://www.eac.gov.hk/en/legco/2020lc_guide.htm.
The relevant information for the eligibility to be registered as an Elector in FC by Registration and Electoral Office (REO) can be found in the following links:
You may check your own registration particulars through REO’s Online Voter Information Enquiry System at https://www1.voterinfo.gov.hk/bd_reovi/OVIES/jsp/web/intro.jsp?lang=en, or call the Enquiry Hotline of REO at 2891 1001 or email at reoenq@reo.gov.hk.