§ Dr. MarekTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what is the percentage of Hong Kong citizens entitled to register to vote at present on the Hong Kong electoral roll; and whether there are any plans to increase it.
§ Mr. Lennox-BoydA total of 1,855,443 names have been included in the current final register of electors, representing a registration rate of 50.2 per cent.
Consideration will be given to improving the registration arrangements in the overall review of the electoral system of Hong Kong to be conducted by the Hong Kong Government after the September election to the Legislative Council.