Hong Kong Ordinances

ELECTIONS (CORRUPT AND ILLEGAL CONDUCT) ORDINANCE - SECT 6

What penalties can be imposed for corrupt conduct at elections?

PART 2

CORRUPT CONDUCT

(1) A person who engages in corrupt conduct at an election commits an offence
and is-

   (a)  if tried summarily, liable on conviction to a fine of $200000 and to
        imprisonment for 3 years; or

   (b)  if tried on indictment, liable on conviction to a fine of $500000 and
        to imprisonment for 7 years.

(2) A person may be convicted of an offence of having engaged in corrupt
conduct at an election if the person is found to have engaged in the conduct
before, during or after the election period.

(3) A court that convicts a person of having engaged in corrupt conduct must
order the person to pay to the court-

   (a)  the amount or value of any valuable consideration received by the
        person or the person's agents in connection with the conduct; or

   (b)  such part of the amount or value as that court specifies in the order.