Hong Kong Regulations

CHURCH OF ENGLAND TRUST (CHURCH COUNCILS) REGULATIONS - REGULATION 16

Electoral roll

ELECTORAL ROLL

(1) A roll of electors shall be formed by every church council on which
persons claiming to be qualified electors in the church concerned shall if
their claim is allowed be entered and they shall remain on the roll as long as
their title to be qualified electors in the church concerned continues.

(2) The initial rolls shall be formed by the Dean for the Cathedral and the
Vicar of Saint Andrew's Church, Kowloon, for Saint Andrew's Church, Kowloon,
and the Vicar of Christ Church, Kowloon Tong, for Christ Church, Kowloon Tong,
and in the case of other churches by the respective incumbents. (L.N. 102 of
1970)

(3) Each roll shall be kept and revised by the church council concerned when
it is constituted. It shall be annually revised not less than twenty-eight
days before the annual church meeting. Notice of such revision shall be
affixed at the place or places hereinafter prescribed with respect to notice
convening the said annual church meeting fourteen days at least before such
revision takes place.

(4) The roll shall be published by being affixed at or near the principal door
of the church concerned in such manner as the church council (or in the case
of an initial roll, as the incumbent) shall appoint and except in the case of
the initial roll shall be open for the enrolment of new voters continuously up
to fourteen days before the annual church meeting.

(5) Qualified electors are persons of either sex of eighteen years and upwards
who-

   (a)  are baptized and are members of the Church of England or a Church in
        communion therewith; and

   (b)  do not belong to any religious body which is not in communion with the
        Church of England; and

   (c)  are not entered upon the electoral roll of any other church in the
        Diocese; and

   (d)  have signed the declaration set forth hereunder: I, being a worshipper
        at [name of church] declare that I have attained the age of eighteen
        years and reside at and am a member of the Church of England or a
        Church in communion therewith and do not belong to any religious body
        which is not in communion with the Church of England and that I am not
        entered upon the electoral roll of any other church in the Diocese.
        Dated this day of , 19 . (Signed) ..............................

(6) The number of qualified persons on the electoral roll shall be reported
each year to the Bishop or his commissary within one month after the annual
church meeting.