Hong Kong Ordinances

VILLAGE REPRESENTATIVE ELECTION ORDINANCE - SECT 19

Right of appeal to Revising Officer against decisions of Electoral Registration Officer

(1) A person who is dissatisfied with a decision of the Electoral 
Registration Officer made for the purposes of this Ordinance may appeal
against the decision to a Revising Officer.

(2) The determination of a Revising Officer on such an appeal is final.

(3) The Electoral Registration Officer, or an Assistant Electoral 
Registration Officer, is required to appear as the respondent at the hearing
of the appeal.

(4) At the hearing of the appeal, the appellant or any other person concerned
in the appeal is entitled to appear in person and, whether or not the
appellant appears in person, to be represented by a legal practitioner or any
other person.