SARs-based Australians able to cast votes for Federal Election from today

Australians living in Hong Kong and Macau will be able to cast early votes for their country’s 2016 Federal Election from today, at polling booths set up at the Australian Consulate-General in Wan Chai, Hong Kong. According to the consulate, up to 10,000 eligible Australian voters are expected to vote in Hong Kong over the next two weeks. The federal election will take place on July 2. The Australian Consulate said the Hong Kong – Macau region has the second largest population of Australian voters outside Australia.