Hong Kong Regulations

ELECTORAL AFFAIRS COMMISSION (REGISTRATION) (ELECTORS FOR LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL FUNCTIONAL CONSTITUENCIES) (VOTERS FOR ELECTION COMMITTEE SUBSECTORS) (MEMBERS OF ELECTION COMMITTEE) REGULATION - SECT 2

Interpretation

(Past version on 28/02/2003).
(Past version on 05/10/2001).
(Past version on 10/12/1999).
(Past version on 12/11/1997).

(1) In this Regulation, unless the context otherwise requires-

"appeal" (上訴) means an appeal made under section 31A; (L.N. 200 of 2001)

"authorized representative" (獲授權代表), in relation to-

   (a)  a corporate elector, means the person authorized by the
        corporate elector to cast its vote at an election; and

   (b)  a corporate voter, means the person authorized by the corporate  voter
        to cast its vote at an Election Committee subsector election;

"body" (團體) means an incorporated or unincorporated body, and includes a
firm or a group of persons (which may include incorporated or unincorporated
bodies) who are associated with each other through a shared relevant interest;
(L.N. 200 of 2001)

"claim" (申索) means a claim made under section 31;

"corporate elector" (團體選民) has the meaning assigned to it by
section 3(1) of the Legislative Council Ordinance ( Cap 542);

"corporate voter" (團體投票人) has the meaning assigned to it by
section 11(1) of the Schedule to the Chief Executive Election Ordinance (
Cap 569); (L.N. 200 of 2001)

"current year" (現年份), in relation to the compilation of a functional 
constituencies provisional register or a subsector provisional register, means
the year for which the relevant provisional register is being compiled; (L.N.
307 of 1999; L.N. 200 of 2001)

"District Council election year" (區議會選舉年) means a year in which an
ordinary election within the meaning of section 2 of the District Councils 
Ordinance ( Cap 547) is to be held; (L.N. 255 of 2002)

"Election Committee final register" (選舉委員會正式委員登記冊)
means the final register of members of the Election Committee required to be
compiled under section 40(2), (3) or (3A) of the Schedule to the
Chief Executive  Election Ordinance ( Cap 569) or published under
section 40(4) of that Schedule; (L.N. 200 of 2001; L.N. 112 of 2006)

"Election Committee interim register" (選舉委員會暫行委員登記冊)
means the interim register of members of the Election Committee required to be
compiled under section 40(1) of the Schedule to the Chief Executive Election 
Ordinance ( Cap 569); (L.N. 112 of 2006)

"Election Committee omissions list" (選舉委員會遭剔除者名單) means
the omissions list referred to in section 24(3A); (L.N. 200 of 2001)

"Election Committee provisional register"
(選舉委員會臨時委員登記冊) means the provisional register of
members of the Election Committee required to be compiled under section 4 of
the Schedule to the Chief Executive Election  Ordinance ( Cap 569); (L.N. 200
of 2001)

"Election Committee register" (選舉委員會委員登記冊) means an
Election Committee  provisional register, an
Election Committee interim register or an Election Committee final register;
(L.N. 200 of 2001; L.N. 112 of 2006)

"Election Committee subsector election" (選舉委員會界別分組選舉)
means a subsector election within the meaning of section 1 of the Schedule to
the Chief  Executive Election Ordinance ( Cap 569); (L.N. 200 of 2001)

"elector" (選民) means a person who is registered in a functional 
constituencies final register or a person who has applied for registration as
an elector and whose personal particulars or relevant particulars are recorded
in a functional constituencies provisional register;

"Electoral Registration Officer" (選舉登記主任), in relation to-

   (a)  a functional constituencies register or a functional 
        constituencies omissions list, has the meaning assigned to it by
        section  3 (1) of the Legislative Council Ordinance ( Cap 542);

   (b)  a subsector register, a subsector omissions list, an Election 
        Committee register or an Election Committee omissions list, has the
        meaning assigned to it by section 1(1) of the Schedule to the Chief 
        Executive Election Ordinance ( Cap 569); (L.N. 200 of 2001)

"existing Election Committee final register"
(現有的選舉委員會正式委員登記冊) means the
existing final register of members of the Election Committee within the
meaning of section 4(7) of the Schedule to the Chief Executive Election 
Ordinance ( Cap 569); (L.N. 200 of 2001)

"existing functional constituencies final register"
(現有的功能界別正式選民登記冊), in relation to the compilation
of a functional constituencies provisional  register, means the
functional constituencies final register-

   (a)  published in the preceding year; and

   (b)  which is in effect by virtue of section 33 of the Legislative 
        Council Ordinance ( Cap 542) at the time the provisional register is
        being compiled; (L.N. 307 of 1999; L.N. 200 of 2001)

"existing subsector final register"
(現有的界別分組正式投票人登記冊), in relation to-

   (a)  (Repealed L.N. 255 of 2002)

   (b)  the compilation of a subsector provisional register, means the
        subsector final register- (L.N. 255 of 2002)

        (i)    published in the preceding year; and

        (ii)   which is in effect by virtue of section 15 of the Schedule to
               the Chief Executive Election Ordinance ( Cap 569) at the time
               the provisional register is being compiled; (L.N. 200 of 2001)

"ex-officio member" (當然委員) has the meaning assigned to it by
section 1(1) of the Schedule to the Chief Executive Election Ordinance (
Cap 569); (L.N. 200 of 2001)

"functional constituencies final register" (功能界別正式選民登記冊)
means a final register of electors for functional constituencies required to
be compiled under section 32(1)(b)(ii) or (1A)(b)(ii) of the
Legislative Council  Ordinance ( Cap 542); (L.N. 255 of 2002)

"functional constituencies omissions list" (功能界別遭剔除者名單)
means the omissions list referred to in section 24(1)(a); (L.N. 307 of 1999)

"functional constituencies provisional register"
(功能界別臨時選民登記冊) means a provisional register of electors
for functional constituencies required to be compiled under
section 32(1)(a)(ii) or (1A)(a)(ii) of the Legislative  Council Ordinance (
Cap 542); (L.N. 255 of 2002)

"functional constituencies register" (功能界別選民登記冊) means a
functional  constituencies provisional register or a
functional constituencies final  register;

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

"geographical constituency" (地方選區) means an area declared to be a
geographical constituency under section 18(2)(a) of the Legislative 
Council Ordinance ( Cap 542);

"identity document" (身分證明文件) means-

   (a)  an identity card issued to a person under the Registration of 
        Persons Ordinance ( Cap 177);

   (b)  a document issued to a person under regulations in force under that
        Ordinance certifying that the person is exempt from being required to
        register under that Ordinance; or

   (c)  any other document issued to a person that is acceptable to the
        Electoral Registration Officer as proof of the person's identity;
        (L.N. 200 of 2001)

"next Election Committee provisional register"
(下一份選舉委員會臨時委員登記冊) means the next provisional
register of members of the Election Committee required to be compiled, not
later than a date that falls within the term of office of that Committee,
under section 4 of the Schedule to the Chief Executive  Election Ordinance (
Cap 569); (L.N. 200 of 2001)

"notice of appeal" (上訴通知書) means a notice of appeal within the
meaning of section 31A(1); (L.N. 200 of 2001)

"notice of claim" (申索通知書) means a notice of claim within the meaning
of section 31(7);

"notice of objection" (反對通知書) means a notice of objection within the
meaning of section 30(1);

"notification" (通告) means a notification sent under Part IV;

"objection" (反對) means an objection made under section 30(1);

"omissions list" (遭剔除者名單), in relation to-

   (a)  the compilation of a functional constituencies provisional  register,
        means a functional constituencies omissions list;

   (b)  the compilation of a subsector provisional register, means a
        subsector omissions list; (L.N. 307 of 1999; L.N. 200 of 2001)

   (c)  the compilation of an Election Committee provisional register, means
        an Election Committee omissions list; (L.N. 200 of 2001)

"personal particulars" (個人詳情), in relation to a natural person, means
the name and principal residential address of the person; (L.N. 307 of 1999)

"preceding year" (對上一年), in relation to the compilation of a
functional  constituencies provisional register or a
subsector provisional register, means the year immediately preceding the year
for which the relevant provisional register is being compiled; (L.N. 307 of
1999; L.N. 200 of 2001)

"principal residential address" (主要住址), in relation to a natural
person, means the address of a dwelling place in Hong Kong at which the person
resides and which constitutes the person's sole or main home; (L.N. 200 of
2001)

"relevant particulars" (有關詳情) means the particulars of a body required
to be recorded under section 3(3)(a);

"responsible person" (負責人), in relation to a particular purpose of this
Regulation, means-

   (a)  the person authorized for the time being by a body according to its
        constitution, governing rules or internal procedures, for that
        purpose; or

   (b)  if more than one person is so authorized, any such person;

"Revising Officer" (審裁官), in relation to-

   (a)  a functional constituencies register or a functional 
        constituencies omissions list, has the meaning assigned to it by
        section  3 (1) of the Legislative Council Ordinance ( Cap 542);

   (b)  a subsector register, a subsector omissions list, an Election 
        Committee register or an Election Committee omissions list, has the
        meaning assigned to it by section 1(1) of the Schedule to the Chief 
        Executive Election Ordinance ( Cap 569); (L.N. 200 of 2001)

"sector" (界別) means a sector represented on the Election Committee under
Part 2 of the Schedule to the Chief Executive Election Ordinance ( Cap  569);
(L.N. 200 of 2001)

"specified form" (指明表格), in relation to a particular purpose under
this Regulation, means the form specified pursuant to section 7(1)(i) of the
Ordinance or under section 76 of the Legislative Council Ordinance ( Cap  542)
or under section 45 of the Schedule to the Chief Executive Election  Ordinance
( Cap 569), for that purpose; (L.N. 200 of 2001)

"specified particulars" (指明詳情) means the particulars of a member of
the Election Committee specified in section 5(4); (L.N. 200 of 2001)

"sub-subsector" (小組) means a sub-subsector referred to in section 2(9) of
the Schedule to the Chief Executive Election Ordinance ( Cap 569); (L.N. 200
of 2001)

"subsector" (界別分組) means a subsector specified in a Table;

"subsector final register" (界別分組正式投票人登記冊) means a
final register of voters for subsectors required to be compiled under
section 14(1)(b) or (1A)(b) of the Schedule to the
Chief Executive Election Ordinance ( Cap 569); (L.N. 307 of 1999; L.N. 200 of
2001; L.N. 255 of 2002)

"subsector omissions list" (界別分組遭剔除者名單) means the
omissions list referred to in section 24(1)(b); (L.N. 307 of 1999)

"subsector provisional register" (界別分組臨時投票人登記冊) means
a provisional register of voters for subsectors required to be compiled under
section  14 (1)(a) or (1A)(a) of the Schedule to the Chief Executive Election 
Ordinance ( Cap 569); (L.N. 307 of 1999; L.N. 200 of 2001; L.N. 255 of 2002)

"subsector register" (界別分組投票人登記冊) means a
subsector provisional register or a subsector final register; (L.N. 307 of
1999; L.N. 200 of 2001)

"Table" (列表) means a Table included in section 2 of the Schedule to the
Chief Executive Election Ordinance ( Cap 569); (L.N. 200 of 2001)

"voter" (投票人) means a person who is registered in a subsector final 
register or a person who has applied for registration as a voter and whose
personal particulars or relevant particulars are recorded in a subsector 
provisional register. (L.N. 307 of 1999; L.N. 200 of 2001)

(2) In this Regulation, a reference to "existing final register" is to be
construed- (L.N. 200 of 2001)

   (a)  (Repealed L.N. 307 of 1999)

   (b)  in relation to the compilation of a functional constituencies 
        provisional register, as a reference to the existing functional 
        constituencies final register; (L.N. 307 of 1999)

   (c)  in relation to the compilation of a subsector provisional  register,
        as a reference to the existing subsector final register; (L.N. 307 of
        1999; L.N. 200 of 2001)

   (d)  in relation to the compilation of an Election Committee 
        provisional register, as a reference to the
        existing Election Committee  final register. (L.N. 200 of 2001)

(3) In this Regulation, a reference to the compilation of an
Election Committee final register is to be construed, in relation to the
Election Committee final register required to be published under section  40
(4) of the Schedule to the Chief Executive Election Ordinance ( Cap 569), as a
reference to the publication of the relevant Election Committee 
provisional register as that Election Committee final register. (L.N. 200 of
2001) (L.N. 307 of 1999; L.N. 200 of 2001)

"appeal" (上訴)

"authorized representative" (獲授權代表)

"body" (團體)

"claim" (申索)

"corporate elector" (團體選民)

"corporate voter" (團體投票人)

"current year" (現年份)

"District Council election year" (區議會選舉年)

"Election Committee final register" (選舉委員會正式委員登記冊)

"Election Committee interim register" (選舉委員會暫行委員登記冊)

"Election Committee omissions list" (選舉委員會遭剔除者名單)

"Election Committee provisional register"
(選舉委員會臨時委員登記冊)

"Election Committee register" (選舉委員會委員登記冊)

"Election Committee subsector election" (選舉委員會界別分組選舉)

"elector" (選民)

"Electoral Registration Officer" (選舉登記主任)

"existing Election Committee final register"
(現有的選舉委員會正式委員登記冊)

"existing functional constituencies final register"
(現有的功能界別正式選民登記冊)

"existing subsector final register"
(現有的界別分組正式投票人登記冊)

"ex-officio member" (當然委員)

"functional constituencies final register" (功能界別正式選民登記冊)

"functional constituencies omissions list" (功能界別遭剔除者名單)

"functional constituencies provisional register"
(功能界別臨時選民登記冊)

"functional constituencies register" (功能界別選民登記冊)

"functional constituency" (功能界別)

"geographical constituency" (地方選區)

"identity document" (身分證明文件)

"next Election Committee provisional register"
(下一份選舉委員會臨時委員登記冊)

"notice of appeal" (上訴通知書)

"notice of claim" (申索通知書)

"notice of objection" (反對通知書)

"notification" (通告)

"objection" (反對)

"omissions list" (遭剔除者名單)

"personal particulars" (個人詳情)

"preceding year" (對上一年)

"principal residential address" (主要住址)

"relevant particulars" (有關詳情)

"responsible person" (負責人)

"Revising Officer" (審裁官)

"sector" (界別)

"specified form" (指明表格)

"specified particulars" (指明詳情)

"sub-subsector" (小組)

"subsector" (界別分組)

"subsector final register" (界別分組正式投票人登記冊)

"subsector omissions list" (界別分組遭剔除者名單)

"subsector provisional register" (界別分組臨時投票人登記冊)

"subsector register" (界別分組投票人登記冊)

"Table" (列表)

"voter" (投票人)

"existing final register"