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HKIA installs first ever air-side polling station so travellers can vote without leaving the terminal
Travellers and on-duty airport staff were able to cast Legislative Council votes inside HKIA’s secure zone on 7–8 December. The initiative removes the ‘vote-or-fly’ dilemma for business travellers and could be replicated at other Hong Kong checkpoints, further blending civic processes into the travel journey.
Six land-, sea- and air-checkpoint polling booths debut to serve cross-border commuters
Six new polling stations were installed inside land, sea and air immigration zones on 7 December, letting cross-border commuters vote without detouring into the city. The scheme reduces business-travel disruption and signals Hong Kong’s intent to integrate more public services into border infrastructure.
Airport Authority grants 78 000 employees flex-time and shuttle buses to vote
AAHK gave tens of thousands of airport workers schedule flexibility and shuttle transport on 7–8 December so they could vote, setting a new informal benchmark for civic-leave policies in Hong Kong’s transport sector. The move helps prevent labour shortages while boosting the hub’s ESG credentials.