Hong Kong Ordinances

ELECTIONS (CORRUPT AND ILLEGAL CONDUCT) ORDINANCE - SECT 23

Illegal conduct for persons other than candidates and election expense agents to incur election expenses

(1) A person, other than a candidate or a candidate's election  expense agent,
engages in illegal conduct at an election if the person incurs
election expenses at or in connection with the election.

(2) If a candidate who belongs to a group of candidates incurs
election expenses at or in connection with an election, the candidate engages
in illegal conduct at the election unless each other candidate who belongs to
the group has authorized the candidate to be the other candidate's
election expense agent.

(3) A candidate engages in illegal conduct at an election if election expenses
incurred by the candidate or by the candidate's election  expense agent are
not included in the candidate's election return.

(4) An election expense agent engages in illegal conduct at an election if the
agent incurs election expenses that exceed the amount specified in the agent's
authorization.

(5) For the purposes of this Ordinance, a person is an election  expense agent
of a candidate (other than a candidate who is a member of a group of 2 or more
candidates) if-

   (a)  the person is authorized in writing by the candidate to incur
        election expenses at or in connection with the election on behalf of
        the candidate; and

   (b)  the maximum amount of election expenses that the person is authorized
        to incur is specified in the authorization; and

   (c)  a copy of the authorization has been served on the appropriate
        returning officer.

(6) For the purposes of this Ordinance, a person (including a candidate) is an
election expense agent of a group of 2 or more candidates only if-

   (a)  the person is authorized in writing by each of the candidates to incur
        election expenses at or in connection with the election on behalf of
        the group; and

   (b)  the maximum amount of election expenses that the person is authorized
        to incur is specified in the authorization; and

   (c)  a copy of the authorization has been served on the appropriate
        returning officer.

(7) An authorization referred to in subsection (5) or (6) remains in force
until the end of the relevant election period unless it is revoked earlier.