Hong Kong Regulations

BOUNDARY AND ELECTION COMMISSION (ELECTORAL PROCEDURE) (FUNCTIONAL CONSTITUENCIES AND ELECTION COMMITTEE CONSTITUENCY) REGULATION - SECT 6

Nomination of candidates

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(1) A person shall be nominated as a candidate by the delivery of a nomination
paper signed by him and subscribed in accordance with any regulations made
under the Legislative Council (Electoral Provisions)  Ordinance ( Cap. 381)-

   (a)  to the returning officer;

   (b)  within the nomination period;

   (c)  at the specified address; and

   (d)  by the candidate in person or in such other manner as authorized by
        the Chief Electoral Officer.

(2) A nomination paper shall-

   (a)  state the identity card number, name and residential address of the
        person being nominated as a candidate;

   (b)  state the identity card number, name and residential address of each
        of its subscribers;

   (c)  contain a declaration by the person referred to in paragraph

   (a)  to the effect that he is qualified for nomination as a candidate in
        respect of the constituency concerned, that he is not disqualified
        from being so nominated and that he consents to his nomination as
        such; and

   (d)  contain such other particulars or information (if any) required to be
        furnished in the specified form.

(3) A nomination paper shall be signed by each of its subscribers.

(4) The returning officer may require a person in respect of whom a nomination
paper has been submitted, to furnish such other information as he considers
appropriate to satisfy himself as to whether the person is qualified to be
nominated as a candidate in respect of the constituency concerned or as to the
validity of the nomination, in addition to the particulars and information
required to be furnished under subsection (2).

(5) Subject to subsection (2), a nomination paper shall be in the specified
form.

(6) Only one person can be nominated as a candidate by one nomination paper.

(7) The particulars and information referred to in subsection

(2)(d) may differ having regard to the constituency to which the nomination
relates.

(8) Without prejudice to section 9 or the effect of non-compliance with any
requirement imposed in relation to a nomination by any regulations made under
the Legislative Council (Electoral Provisions)  Ordinance ( Cap. 381), a
nomination paper which does not comply with any requirement specified in or
made under this section shall be invalid. (Enacted 1995)