Hong Kong Ordinances

VILLAGE REPRESENTATIVE ELECTION ORDINANCE - SECT 20

Secretary to specify dates for village ordinary elections

PART 4

CONDUCT OF ELECTION

(1) The first village ordinary election for a Village shall be held in 2003.

(2) A village ordinary election for a Village shall be held in each subsequent
fourth year after the first village ordinary election for the Village is held
under subsection (1).

(3) The Secretary shall-

   (a)  specify a date for holding a village ordinary election for a Village
        under this section; and

   (b)  give notice of the date in the Gazette.

(4) The Secretary may specify different dates for holding village 
ordinary elections for different Villages.

(5) The date so specified is not to be earlier than 3 months and not later
than one month before the new term of office of the Village  Representative
concerned is to begin.