Hong Kong Ordinances

CHIEF EXECUTIVE ELECTION ORDINANCE - SECT 21

Postponement or adjournment of polling or counting of votes

(1) The Electoral Affairs Commission may direct the postponement of a poll or
the counting of votes in respect of a poll if, before the commencement of
polling or counting, as the case may be, the Commission is of the opinion that
the polling or counting, as the case may be, is likely to be obstructed,
disrupted, undermined or seriously affected by riot or open violence or any
occurrence of public danger.

(2) The Electoral Affairs Commission may direct-

   (a)  the adjournment of a poll if, during the polling, the Commission is of
        the opinion that the poll; or

   (b)  the adjournment of the counting of votes in respect of a poll if,
        during the counting, the Commission is of the opinion that the
        counting, is likely to be or is being obstructed, disrupted,
        undermined or seriously affected by riot or open violence or any
        occurrence of public danger.

(3) A member of the Election Committee who has cast a vote at a poll adjourned
under subsection (2) is not entitled and shall not be allowed to cast a vote
again at the resumed polling.

(4) Subsection (3) ceases to apply if the poll proceeds to another round of
voting.