Hong Kong Ordinances

VILLAGE REPRESENTATIVE ELECTION ORDINANCE - SECT 8

Village Representative to accept office

(1) A person elected as a Village Representative is regarded as having
accepted office unless the person gives written notice of non-acceptance of
office to the Director within 7 days after the date on which notification of
the person's election is published in the Gazette.

(2) A notice of non-acceptance is not effective unless it is signed by the
person concerned.

(3) A notice of non-acceptance takes effect on the date on which the notice is
received by the Director and the person giving the notice is taken to have
resigned from the office of village representative on that date.

(4) If a person gives a notice of non-acceptance in accordance with this
section, the Director shall, within 21 days after receiving the notice,
publish in the Gazette a notice to the effect that the person has not accepted
the office of village representative.