Hong Kong Regulations

ELECTORAL AFFAIRS COMMISSION (REGISTRATION OF ELECTORS) (LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL GEOGRAPHICAL CONSTITUENCIES) (DISTRICT COUNCIL CONSTITUENCIES) REGULATION - SECT 3

Form of register

Caution: This is a past version. See the current version here.

(1) A register is to be divided into sections so that there is a separate
section for each Legislative Council constituency. (L.N. 284 of 1999)

(1A) For the purposes of section 29 of the District Councils  Ordinance (
Cap 547), each section of a register is to be further divided so that there is
a separate subsection for each District Council  constituency within the
Legislative Council constituency to which that section relates. (L.N. 284 of
1999)

(1B) In a section of a register, the subsections for the District Council
constituencies within the same District must be grouped together, and the name
of the District must be shown in those subsections. (L.N. 284 of 1999)

(2) An entry in a register relating to a person must show the name and
principal residential address of the person. (L.N. 284 of 1999)

(3) The order in which names of persons are to be arranged in each subsection
of the register is as follows-

   (a)  the names of the persons in Chinese, arranged according to the number
        of strokes of the Chinese characters of their respective surnames, are
        to be recorded first;

   (b)  the names of the persons in English, arranged according to the
        alphabetical order of their respective surnames, must follow the
        entries at paragraph (a). (L.N. 284 of 1999)

(4) In a register, the name of a person is to be recorded-

   (a)  in Chinese, if the person's signature was in Chinese on the
        application; or

   (b)  in Chinese or English as determined by the Electoral 
        Registration Officer, if the application was signed other than in
        Chinese.

(5) The Electoral Registration Officer may, on or after the publication of a
register, indicate on the register or a copy of it, by way of a note or other
means that Officer considers appropriate-

   (a)  whether or not a person whose name is recorded in the register is-
        (L.N. 284 of 1999)

        (i)    registered as an elector for a functional constituency;

        (ii)   registered as a voter for a subsector or a sub-subsector; or

        (iii)  a member of the Election Committee;

   (b)  the functional constituency, subsector or sub-subsector for which a
        person is registered as an elector or voter.

(6) The Electoral Registration Officer may correct, delete or revise any note
or other indication referred to in subsection (5).

(7) Subject to this section, the Electoral Registration Officer may determine
the form of a register.

(8) In subsection (5)-

"Election Committee" (選舉委員會) has the meaning assigned to it by
section 3(1) of the Legislative Council Ordinance ( Cap 542);

"elector" (選民) means a person who is registered in a register of electors
for functional constituencies compiled under section 32 of the Legislative 
Council Ordinance ( Cap 542);

"functional constituency" (功能界別) has the meaning assigned to it by
section 3(1) of the Legislative Council Ordinance ( Cap 542);

"subsector" (界別分組) has the meaning assigned to it by Schedule 2 to the
Legislative Council Ordinance ( Cap 542) and "sub-subsector" (小組) means a
sub-subsector referred to in section 1(13)(a) of that Schedule;

"voter" (投票人) means a person who is registered in a subsector register
referred to in Part 3 of Schedule 2 to the Legislative Council Ordinance (
Cap 542).

"Election Committee" (選舉委員會)

"elector" (選民)

"functional constituency" (功能界別)

"subsector" (界別分組)

"sub-subsector" (小組)

"voter" (投票人)