Hong Kong Regulations

BOUNDARY AND ELECTION COMMISSION (ELECTORAL PROCEDURE) (FUNCTIONAL CONSTITUENCIES AND ELECTION COMMITTEE CONSTITUENCY) REGULATION - SECT 50

Counting of votes

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(1) The votes recorded for each candidate shall be counted as follows-

   (a)  in the case of the Urban Council functional constituency, the Regional
        Council functional constituency and the Rural functional constituency,
        the votes shall be counted according to Part III of Schedule 2;

   (b)  in the case of a functional constituency other than a functional
        constituency referred to in paragraph (a), the returning  officer
        shall-

        (i)    mix the ballot papers taken from at least 2 polling stations;

        (ii)   subject to section 52, cause the ballot papers to be separated
               with reference to the candidate for whom the vote has been
               recorded;

        (iii)  count the votes recorded for each candidate; and

   (c)  in the case of the election committee constituency, the counting of
        the votes shall be in accordance with Part III of Schedule 3.

(2) The returning officer shall, as far as practicable, proceed with the
counting of votes continuously until the count is completed. (Enacted 1995)