Hong Kong Regulations

ELECTORAL AFFAIRS COMMISSION (NOMINATIONS ADVISORY COMMITTEES) REGULATION - SECT 4

Filling of vacancies and allocation of work to Committees

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

(1) Where the member constituting a Committee dies, resigns or is removed from
office or becomes incapable of acting as a member due to ill-health or absence
from Hong Kong, the Commission may, if it thinks fit, appoint another person
to act as the Committee in his or her place.

(2) Notice of any appointment under subsection (1) must be published in the
Gazette by the Commission as soon as reasonably practicable after the
appointment.

(3) An appointment under subsection (1) must be for such period as specified
by the Commission in the notice under subsection (2).

(4) Where there is any matter outstanding at the time of an appointment under
subsection (1), it may be disposed of by the person appointed as the Committee
under that subsection.

(5) The Chief Electoral Officer may by virtue of section 9 of the Ordinance-

   (a)  allocate to a Committee any work or duty which is relevant to the
        performance of its functions specified in section 3; and

   (b)  if more than one Committee is appointed, with the consent of a member
        of the Commission, redistribute the work or duty allocated under
        paragraph (a) among the Committees as the Chief Electoral Officer
        thinks fit.

(6) The member constituting a Committee-

   (a)  may resign by notice in writing addressed to the Commission; and

   (b)  may be removed by the Commission by notice in writing where it is of
        the opinion that he or she is unfit to perform the functions of his or
        her office.

(7) A resignation under subsection (6)(a) is effective on the date specified
in the notice for the purpose or on receipt of the notice by the Commission,
whichever is later, or where no date is specified in the notice, on receipt of
the notice by the Commission.

(8) A removal under subsection (6)(b) is effective on the date specified for
the purpose in the notice referred to in that subsection.

(9) Notice of any resignation under subsection (6)(a) or of any removal under
subsection (6)(b) must be published in the Gazette by the Commission as soon
as reasonably practicable after receiving the notice of resignation or after
the removal, as the case may be.