REO suspends arrangements for public inspection of Registers of Electors

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     The Registration and Electoral Office (REO) announced today (April 14) the arrangements for public inspection of the 2019 Final Register of Electors for the Geographical Constituencies, the Final Register of Electors for the Functional Constituencies and the Final Register of Voters for the Election Committee Subsectors (Registers of Electors) has been suspended until further notice.

     The Court of Appeal handed down an injunction order on October 22, 2019, restraining the REO from making available the registers of electors with linked information of electors' names and respective principal residential addresses for public inspection, until the disposal of application for judicial review of the Junior Police Officers' Association (JPOA). The Court handed down a judgement on April 8 to dismiss the JPOA's application for judicial review.

     The JPOA made an application for appeal to the court today, seeking an urgent interim injunction to restrain the REO from making available for public inspection of the electoral registers. The court has granted an interim injunction order.

     The REO announced earlier the special arrangements for public inspection of the electoral registers. However, the REO has to suspend such arrangements pursuant to the interim injunction order.

     For enquiries on the above arrangements, please call the REO's enquiry hotline at 2891 1001 during office hours.

Ends/Tuesday, April 14, 2020
Issued at HKT 23:27

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