Hong Kong Ordinances

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ORDINANCE - SECT 60J

Financial assistance not to be paid until disposal of election petition

(Past version on 15/07/2004).

(1) The Chief Electoral Officer must not make any payment of financial
assistance during the period specified in section 65 for lodging an
election petition, but may receive or process a claim during that period.

(2) If in relation to an election for a geographical constituency, an
election petition is lodged, the Chief Electoral Officer must not make any
payment of financial assistance in respect of any list of candidates for that
constituency, until the determination, abandonment or termination of the
petition under Part VII.

(3) If in relation to an election for a functional constituency, an
election petition is lodged, the Chief Electoral Officer must not make any
payment of financial assistance to any candidate for that constituency, until
the determination, abandonment or termination of the petition under Part VII.

(4) In this section, a reference to the abandonment of an election  petition
includes a reference to withdrawing or ceasing to prosecute an
election petition. (Added 1 of 2007 s. 16) (Part VIA added 25 of 2003 s. 38)