Hong Kong Regulations

BOUNDARY AND ELECTION COMMISSION (ELECTORAL PROCEDURE) (GEOGRAPHICAL CONSTITUENCIES) REGULATION - SECT 3

Notice of ordinary election

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PART II STAGES OF ELECTION PRECEDING A POLL

(1) After a notice for the purposes of section 5A(3) of the
Electoral Provisions Ordinance ( Cap. 367) is published in the Gazette, the
Chief Electoral Officer shall, as regards the election to which that notice
relates, publish in the Gazette, a notice which shall-

   (a)  contain the name of each constituency;

   (b)  state that any nomination of a candidate must be made so as to be
        received by the returning officer on a working day during office hours
        within the period specified for the purpose in the notice;

   (c)  specify an address for the delivery of such nominations and the
        address of the place from which nomination papers may be obtained; and

   (d)  state the date on which the election is to be held and that there will
        be a poll on that date unless the number of validly nominated
        candidates is less than 2.

(2) The Chief Electoral Officer shall publish in the Gazette, as regards an
ordinary election in respect of-

   (a)  the Urban Council or the Regional Council, on a date between 2 and 15
        January-

        (i)    in 1995; and

        (ii)   in every fourth year after 1995; and

   (b)  the District Boards, on a date between 26 July and 8 August-

        (i)    in 1994; and

        (ii)   in every fourth year after 1994, a notice which shall in each
               case contain in relation to the relevant election the
               particulars required to be contained, stated or specified in a
               notice published under subsection (1).

(3) The period for the purposes of subsection (1)(b) shall as regards each
constituency-

   (a)  be determined by the Chief Electoral Officer;

   (b)  be a period beginning not earlier than the date of the publication of
        the notice and not less than 14 days or more than 21 days in duration;
        and

   (c)  be a period ending not less than 28 days and not more than 42 days
        before the date on which the election concerned is to be held.

(4) Subject to this section a notice under subsection (1) or (2) shall be in
the specified form. (Enacted 1994)