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Hong Kong SAR — Electoral & Campaign Finance
Campaign finance and electoral funding disclosures for Hong Kong SAR — the Legislative Council (LegCo), District Councils, and the Election Committee for the Chief Executive — regulated by the Electoral Affairs Commission (EAC) under the Electoral Affairs Commission Ordinance (Cap. 541).
EAC Hong Kong
regulator
EACO Cap. 541
law
Election Committee (1,500 members)
CE election
90 seats
LegCo
Source: Hong Kong Electoral Affairs Commission (eac.hk.gov.hk). Under Hong Kong electoral law, candidates must file election expense returns within 3 months of polling day. Returns are public and inspectable. The ICAC (Independent Commission Against Corruption) enforces anti-bribery provisions. Post-2021 electoral reform reduced the directly elected LegCo seats from 35 to 20.
Electoral expense returns
LegCo candidate returns (post-2021 reform)disclosed per candidate
Following the 2021 electoral reform, LegCo now has 90 seats: 40 Election Committee seats, 30 functional constituency seats, and 20 geographical constituency (directly elected) seats. Candidate expense returns for LegCo and District Council elections are filed with the Returning Officers and inspectable at EAC offices. The EAC publishes notices of filed returns at eac.hk.gov.hk.
The Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) investigates electoral corruption, bribery of voters or officials, and abuse of election expenses laws. ICAC annual reports are publicly available at icac.org.hk. The ICAC's enforcement actions in the electoral space are documented in its annual reports.