Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Bureau

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Agency overview
Formed	2007
Headquarters	12/F and 13/F, East Wing, Central Government Offices, 2 Tim Mei Avenue, Tamar, Hong Kong
Minister responsible	Erick Tsang, Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs
Deputy Minister responsible	Andy Chan, Under Secretary of Constitutional and Mainland Affairs
Agency executive	Roy Tang, Permanent Secretary of Constitutional and Mainland Affairs
Parent agency	Chief Secretary for Administration
Website	www.cmab.gov.hk

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The Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Bureau is an agency of the Government of Hong Kong responsible for the implementation of the Basic Law. The bureau is the intermediary between the HKSAR Government and the Central People's Government and other Mainland authorities under the principles of "One Country, Two Systems".^[1]

The bureau is headed by the Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Mr Patrick Nip.

History

In October 2020, Apple Daily reported that the agency had ordered government departments to report any public sightings of the Republic of China flag, and to remove the flags when the public or media are not around.^[2]

Agencies

The following are agencies which are related to this bureau.^[3]

• Office of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region in Beijing
• Registration and Electoral Office
• Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office (Guangdong, Shanghai and Chengdu)
• Television and Entertainment Licensing Authority
• Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data
• Equal Opportunities Commission
• Hong Kong-Taiwan Economic and Cultural Co-operation and Promotion Council
• Basic Law Promotion Steering Committee

Registration and Electoral Office (REO)

^[4]Registration and Electoral Office (REO) (Chinese: ) is a department under the jurisdiction of the Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Bureau of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China. ^[5]It is also the administrative support organization of the Electoral Affairs Commission (ECC), which assists the implementation of the statutory rights under the Electoral Affairs Commission Ordinance.^[6]This includes assisting members of the public to register as electors, dividing constituencies, and formulating electoral regulations and guidelines for election activities. The Chief Executive of Hong Kong, the Legislative Council of Hong Kong, the District Council and the election of village representatives are all managed by the department.^[7] However, the department is a logistics department and has no decision-making power on the electoral policy as the decision-making power is vested in the EAC.

Registration Deadlines

Eligible residents may submit an application for new voter registration and registered voters may report on change of registration particulars at any time of the year. However, electors who wish to have their registration processed or their information updated in the same cycle or to be listed in the final registers, they must submit their application forms to the Registration and Electoral Office on or before the statutory deadlines.

Registration Statistics

Hong Kong has seen a major surge in voter registrations, particularly among young people. Nearly 386,000 people have registered to vote in the past year, a record high since the handover of Hong Kong.^[8] The Registration & Elector Office updates and publishes the Final Registers every year.^[9]

See also

• Mainland Affairs Council
• Elections in Hong Kong
• Electoral Affairs Commission
• Home Affairs Department
• Election commission
• Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC)
• Clean Elections

References

External links

• http://www.cmab.gov.hk (Official site)

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