Polling staff are being briefed by a representative from the Registration and Electoral Office on the preparation work for opening the main polling station of the Chief Executive election, Hong Kong, April 27, 2022. (PHOTO / HKSAR GOVERNMENT)
HONG KONG – Electoral staff who will work in the main polling station and the central counting station of the upcoming Chief Executive election have been receiving training over the past few days.
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In a statement issued on Wednesday, a spokesman for the Registration and Electoral Office said the online and hands-on training sessions aim to get them familiarized with details of the workflow and arrangements so that the election can be conducted smoothly.
Polling staff receive training that simulates the set-up of the main polling station of the Chief Executive election, Hong Kong, April 27, 2022. (PHOTO / HKSAR GOVERNMENT)
“These sessions covered the set-up of the main polling station and its preparatory work; hands-on practice sessions on the Electronic Poll Register system; procedures of issuing ballot papers; sorting of ballot papers; points to note for counting of votes; procedures in handling questionable ballot papers, and responses in the event of contingencies,” the spokesman said.
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Polling staff learn to operate the Electronic Poll Register system of the Chief Executive election, Hong Kong, April 27, 2022. (PHOTO / HKSAR GOVERNMENT)
The 2022 Chief Executive Election will be held on May 8. It will be the first CE election under the city’s improved electoral system.
The main polling station will be set up at Hong Convention and Exhibition Centre in Wan Chai. Around 1,500 members of the Election Committee will vote in a confidential manner on a one-person, one-vote basis to return the next-term Chief Executive.
Polling staff engage in a training session that simulates issuing a ballot paper during the Chief Executive election, Hong Kong, April 27, 2022. (PHOTO / HKSAR GOVERNMENT)
After the close of the poll, the ballot boxes will be delivered to the central counting station located on another floor of the HKCEC for manual counting by counting staff.
The REO said it will continue to arrange training sessions for electoral staff in the coming week to ensure that the election can be conducted smoothly.
Electoral staff attend a training session that simulates the delivery of a ballot box to the central counting station of the Chief Executive election, Hong Kong, April 27, 2022. (PHOTO / HKSAR GOVERNMENT)
Electoral staff attend a training session that simulates the emptying of a ballot box during the Chief Executive election, Hong Kong, April 27, 2022. (PHOTO / HKSAR GOVERNMENT)
Counting staff attend a training session that simulates the mixing of ballot papers from dedicated polling stations with those from the main polling station before counting, Hong Kong, April 27, 2022. (PHOTO / HKSAR GOVERNMENT)
Counting staff attend a training session that simulates sorting of ballot papers, Hong Kong, April 27, 2022. (PHOTO / HKSAR GOVERNMENT)