Hong Kong Ordinances Hong Kong Ordinances
- CHAPTER 542
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
Long Title
1. Short title
2. Purpose of Ordinance
3. Interpretation
4. Terms of office of Legislative Council
5. (Repealed 48 of 1999 s. 4)
6. Chief Executive to specify dates for holding general elections
7. Chief Executive to specify date for general election on dissolution
of Legislative Council
8. Different dates may be specified for different classes of elections
9. Chief Executive to convene ordinary sessions of Legislative Council
10. First meeting of each term of office of Legislative Council
11. Emergency sessions of Legislative Council
12. How long Members are to hold office
13. Acceptance of office as a Member
14. How Member can resign
15. When Member ceases to hold office
16. Member to be eligible for re-election
17. Proceedings of Legislative Council not affected by vacancy in
membership
18. Establishment of geographical constituencies
19. Number of Members to be returned for geographical constituency
20. Establishment of functional constituencies
20A. Composition of the Heung Yee Kuk functional constituency
20B. Composition of the agriculture and fisheries functional constituency
20C. Composition of the insurance functional constituency
20D. Composition of the transport functional constituency
20E. Composition of the education functional constituency
20F. Composition of the legal functional constituency
20G. Composition of the accountancy functional constituency
20H. Composition of the medical functional constituency
20I. Composition of the health services functional constituency
20J. Composition of the engineering functional constituency
20K. Composition of the architectural, surveying and planning functional
constituency
20L. Composition of the labour functional constituency
20M. Composition of the social welfare functional constituency
20N. Composition of the real estate and construction functional
constituency
20O. Composition of the tourism functional constituency
20P. Composition of the commercial (first) functional constituency
20Q. Composition of the commercial (second) functional constituency
20R. Composition of the industrial (first) functional constituency
20S. Composition of the industrial (second) functional constituency
20T. Composition of the finance functional constituency
20U. Composition of the financial services functional constituency
20V. Composition of the sports, performing arts, culture and publication
functional constituency
20W. Composition of the import and export functional constituency
20X. Composition of the textiles and garment functional constituency
20Y. Composition of the wholesale and retail functional constituency
20Z. Composition of the information technology functional constituency
20ZA. Composition of the catering functional constituency
20ZB. Composition of the District Council functional constituency
21. Number of Members to be returned for functional constituency
22. (Repealed 25 of 2003 s. 15)
23. (Repealed 25 of 2003 s. 15)
24. Who is eligible to be registered as an elector: geographical
constituencies
25. Who is eligible to be registered as an elector: functional
constituencies
26. Corporate elector to have authorized representative
27. Elector to be permanent resident of Hong Kong
28. Elector to reside in Hong Kong
29. Elector to be 18 years of age
30. Applicant for registration as elector to be in possession of
identity document
31. When person is disqualified from being registered as an elector
32. Electoral Registration Officer to compile and publish electoral
registers
33. When final register is to take effect
34. Right of appeal to Revising Officer against decisions of Electoral
Registration Officer
35. Vacancy in membership of Legislative Council to be declared
36. By-election to be held to fill vacancy in membership of Legislative
Council
37. Who is eligible to be nominated as a candidate
38. Nomination lists for geographical constituencies
39. When person is disqualified from being nominated as a candidate and
from being elected as a Member
40. What requirements are to be complied with by persons nominated as
candidates
41. Person not to be nominated for more than one constituency
42. Withdrawal of candidate's nomination
42A. Who are validly nominated candidates
42B. Death or disqualification of a validly nominated candidate for
election for geographical constituency before date of election
42C. Death or disqualification of a validly nominated candidate for
election for functional constituency before date of election
43. Candidates entitled to send letter to electors free of postage
44. When general election can be postponed or adjourned
45. (Repealed 48 of 1999 s. 29)
46. What is to happen if insufficient candidates are nominated
46A. Death or disqualification of a validly nominated candidate before
declaration of election result
47. How election is to be conducted
48. Who is entitled to vote at an election
49. System of voting and counting of votes: geographical constituencies
50. System of voting and counting of votes: the Heung Yee Kuk, the
agriculture and fisheries, the insurance and the transport functional
constituencies
51. System of voting and counting of votes: other functional
constituencies
52. (Repealed 25 of 2003 s. 35)
53. When an elector is disqualified from voting at an election
54. Consequences of non-compliance with requirements of this Ordinance
55. Misnomer or inaccuracy not to affect operation of election document
56. Election to be presumed to be valid
57. Election not to be questioned only because of defect in the
appointment of an electoral officer
58. Returning Officer to publish result of election
59. Offences by electoral officers with respect to conduct of election
60. Elector not to be required to disclose how vote was cast
60A. Interpretation: Part VIA
60B. Financial assistance payable to list of candidates and candidates for
functional constituencies
60C. Eligibility for financial assistance: list of candidates and
candidates for functional constituencies
60D. Amount payable as financial assistance: list of candidates
60E. Amount payable as financial assistance: candidates for functional
constituencies
60F. Entitlement to financial assistance not affected by failure of
election, but financial assistance not payable if election proceedings
are terminated
60G. Financial assistance to be paid out of general revenue
60H. Recovery of payment of financial assistance
60I. How financial assistance is to be claimed and paid
60J. Financial assistance not to be paid until disposal of election
petition
61. Election may be questioned only by election petition made on
specified grounds
62. Who may lodge election petition
63. Who may be made respondent to election petition
64. Court to have jurisdiction to determine election petitions
65. Period within which election petition is to be lodged
66. Court may direct security to be given for costs
67. Court to determine election petition
68. What happens if election petition is withdrawn
69. When an election petition is terminated
70. When respondent can withdraw from election proceedings and be
substituted
71. Acts of person not invalid if declared not to be elected
72. What is to happen if Member is determined not to have been duly
elected
73. Proceedings against persons on grounds of disqualification
74. Period within which complaint or information is to be laid
75. Appointment of Electoral Registration Officer and assistants
76. Electoral Registration Officer may specify forms
77. Appointment of Revising Officer
78. Appointment of Returning Officers and assistants
79. Offence to obstruct or hinder electoral officers
80. Chief Executive may give directions as to exercise or performance of
electoral officers' functions and duties
81. Death or incapacity of electoral officer not to terminate authority
82. Chief Executive in Council may make regulations
83. Chief Executive in Council may amend Schedules 1, 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D
and 1E
83A. Chief Executive in Council may amend Schedule 5
84. Savings and transitional provisions
85. (Omitted as spent)
SCHEDULE 1
SCHEDULE 1a
SCHEDULE 1b
SCHEDULE 1c
SCHEDULE 1d
SCHEDULE 1e
SCHEDULE 2
SCHEDULE 3
SCHEDULE 4
SCHEDULE 5
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