Voting for the 7th District Council Ordinary Election of Hong Kong started on Sunday (Dec. 10), with 399 candidates running for 176 seats in the District Committees constituency (DCC) and 88 seats in the District Council geographical constituency (DCGC).
According to the HK government, more than 600 DCGC ordinary polling stations have been set up across the HKSAR for voters to cast their ballots from 8:30 a.m. local time on Sunday. Voting for the DCGC ends at 10:30 p.m.
As for the DCC, each of the 18 districts in HK has a polling station set up. Polling hours for the DCC start at 8:30 a.m. local time and end at 2:30 p.m. Sunday.
Four polling places have been positioned close to the Sheung Shui MTR station to make voting easier for those traveling from the Chinese mainland.
According to the District Councils (Amendment) Ordinance 2023, which came into effect on July 10, the seventh-term District Councils will have 470 seats, comprising 179 appointed members, 176 DCC members, 88 DCGC members, and 27 ex-officio members.
The seventh term of office of the District Councils begins on Jan. 1, 2024. The term of office is four years.
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