The 7th District Council General Election of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region will be held on December 10, 2023 under the District Council Ordinance. Election
The spokesperson of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government announced on the 24th that the seventh district council general election will be held on December 10, 2023.
the spokesman said that the chief executive of the hksar had specified the date for the holding of the seventh district councils ordinary election in accordance with section 27 of the district councils ordinance. the district council constituency elections and the district council geographical constituency elections will be held on the same day. the election date was gazetted on the 24th.
The spokesman said the nomination period for the 2023 District Council general election would start on 17 October and end on 30 October. The Chief Electoral Officer will publish a notice in due course specifying the deadline and place for the submission of nomination forms, as well as announcing the relevant details.
The spokesman said that the District Councils Ordinance 2023 was formally gazetted and came into effect on July 10, so that the regional governance of the Hong Kong Special Administrative region will also implement the principle of "patriots ruling Hong Kong. The Seventh District Council will give full play to its advisory and service functions in strict accordance with the provisions of the basic Law, make due contributions to the regional governance of the Hong Kong Special Administrative region, and earnestly respond to the expectations of the public.
The spokesman stressed that the SAR government will strive to ensure that the seventh District Council will perform its duties on January 1, 2024 as scheduled, and fully support the Electoral Management Commission in preparing and holding the 2023 District Council general election in accordance with the revised relevant electoral laws, so as to ensure that the election is open, fair, honest, safe, orderly, efficient and humane.