Hong Kong Regulations

HONG KONG ACADEMY OF MEDICINE REGULATION - SECT 8

Election of the Council

(1) Only Fellows of the Academy shall be entitled to hold office, to stand for
elections, to nominate others for elections, and to vote, provided that no
Fellow shall be so entitled unless all moneys payable by him to the Academy in
his capacity as Fellow and which have fallen due for more than one month, have
been paid.

(2) The 6 Officers shall be nominated and elected by the members of the
Council.

(3) The elected Council members under section 9(2)(b) of the Ordinance shall
be nominated and elected by all Fellows.

(4) Nominations shall not be valid unless delivered to the Honorary Secretary
before the specified time on the closing date for any particular election, on
a form carrying the signature of the Fellow standing for election and
supported by the signatures of 2 other Fellows.

(5) (a) Elections shall be conducted by postal ballot.

   (b)  A list of all nominated candidates and their proposers for whatever
        specified or unspecified posts shall be delivered together with a
        ballot paper by ordinary or by registered mail to every Fellow
        entitled to vote in the election.

   (c)  The address of a Fellow entitled to vote shall be in accordance with
        the Gazette pursuant to section 15 of the Medical Registration 
        Ordinance ( Cap 161).

   (d)  14 days shall be allowed for the return of postal ballots and in any
        case the closing date of acceptance of returned ballots shall be
        specified.

   (e)  Ballots returned by hand may be accepted provided they conform to the
        format specified during the election.

   (f)  No copy of a ballot paper in whatever form shall be valid.

   (g)  All ballots shall be counted by the Honorary Auditor who shall have
        absolute discretion to determine the validity of ballot papers.

(6) (a) During the interim period nominations by members of the Council for
election of the 6 Officers shall begin at least 21 days before and shall close
7 days before the election date which shall fall within the interim period and
the results shall be announced at the first Annual General Meeting.

   (b)  After the interim period nominations shall begin at least 3 months
        before and shall close 1 month before the postal ballot and the
        results shall be announced at the next Annual General Meeting.

   (c)  In case of equivalence of votes the outcome shall be determined by
        another postal ballot.

(7) (a) Not more than one member of any single College may be elected to the
Council under the category of elected Council members.

   (b)  The nomination of candidates for elected Council members shall begin
        at least 3 months and shall close 1 month before the serving of ballot
        papers by post and the results shall be announced at the next Annual
        General Meeting.

   (c)  During the interim period the Council may decide to hold the election
        in respect of elected Council members after the first Annual General
        Meeting.

   (d)  At least half of the total number of elected Council members shall
        have been Fellows of not less than 5 years' standing at the time of
        nomination, provided that this requirement shall not apply during the
        first 5 years after the interim period.

   (e)  In case of equivalence of postal votes the outcome shall be determined
        by voting in person at the Annual General Meeting at which the results
        are announced and voting by proxy shall not be allowed. (Enacted 1994)