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- On December 19, 2025, Commissioner Leo Yu Chun-keung of the Census and Statistics Department announced that 90% of Hong Kong households will be exempt from the 2026 population census to modernize the census process.
- The new model will use administrative data, such as immigration permits and birth records, to establish population benchmarks.
- Only 10% of households will participate in active surveying, a shift from the traditional manual headcount.
