Hong Kong Regulations Hong Kong Regulations
- CHAPTER 541D
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
Long Title
1. (Omitted as spent)
2. Interpretation
3. Application
4. Chief Electoral Officer to publish a notice specifying a period and
place for submitting nomination forms for geographical constituencies
5. Chief Electoral Officer to publish a notice specifying a period and
place for submitting nomination forms for functional constituencies
6. (Repealed L.N. 84 of 2004)
7. Chief Electoral Officer to determine nomination period
8. Chief Electoral Officer to publish by-election notice if a
by-election is to be held under section 36 of the Legislative
Council Ordinance
9. Election notice to be in the specified form
10. How to nominate a candidate for a geographical constituency
11. How to nominate a candidate for a functional constituency
12. (Repealed L.N. 84 of 2004)
13. Returning Officer may assist in preparation of nomination forms
14. Returning Officer to make available copies of nomination forms for
public inspection
15. Returning Officer not to accept nomination form without deposit and
to issue receipt for deposit
16. Returning Officer to decide whether candidates are validly nominated
17. Returning Officer to have regard to advice of Nominations Advisory
Committee
18. Returning Officer may give opportunity to rectify a nomination form
19. Returning Officer to endorse invalid nomination forms
20. How a nominated candidate is to withdraw from candidature
21. Returning Officer to publish a notice of particulars of validly
nominated candidates
22. Returning Officer to publish a notice for the purposes of section
46(1) of the Legislative Council Ordinance
22A. Returning Officer to notify and declare if a validly nominated
candidate for a GC is proved to have died*
22B. Returning Officer to notify and declare if a validly nominated
candidate for a GC is proved to be disqualified*
22C. No poll upon death or disqualification of candidate for a GC under
certain circumstances
23. A candidate or a list of candidates may appoint election agent
24. Returning Officer to send to other candidates a notice of
particulars of election agent
25. Authorization of election expense agent to incur election expenses at
or in connection with an election
26. Copies of authorization of election expense agents to be made
available for public inspection
27. Chief Electoral Officer to appoint polling hours and to give notice
in the Gazette
28. Chief Electoral Officer to designate polling stations, counting
stations, small polling stations and main counting stations*
29. Chief Electoral Officer to designate some polling stations as special
polling stations
30. Chief Electoral Officer to assign polling stations for constituencies
and to allocate polling stations to electors and authorized
representatives
31. Chief Electoral Officer to send poll cards to electors and
authorized representatives
32. Person to vote at the correct polling station
33. Chief Electoral Officer may allocate special polling stations
34. Chief Electoral Officer to appoint or remove Presiding Officers, etc.
for each polling station*
35. Chief Electoral Officer to supply candidates with copy of final
register
36. Chief Electoral Officer to supply Returning Officer with copy of
final register
37. Chief Electoral Officer to carry out other duties relating to
polling stations
38. Chief Electoral Officer to supply list of polling officers to assist
Presiding Officer
39. Presiding Officer to exhibit at polling station notice providing
information for the guidance of electors
40. Returning Officer to determine no canvassing zones and no staying
zones
41. Presiding Officer to keep order in no canvassing zone and no
staying zone
42. Candidates may appoint polling agents
43. Chief Electoral Officer to delineate polling stations on a map and
display map outside the polling station
44. Who may enter or be present at a polling station
45. What constitutes an offence at a polling station
46. Presiding Officer to keep order at the polling station
47. Design of ballot box
48. Presiding Officer to seal ballot box before commencement of poll
49. Form of ballot papers and order of appearance of lists or names of
candidates on ballot papers
50. Ballot paper to be given to person only if Presiding Officer is
satisfied of person's identity
51. Questions to be asked from persons applying for a ballot paper
52. A candidate or election agent or polling agent may challenge a
person who has applied for a ballot paper or who has voted*
53. Presiding Officer to issue one or more ballot papers depending on
the entitlement to vote
53A. Elector who has not cast vote may return to cast vote with
permission
54. Procedure for voting
55. How GC ballot papers are to be marked
56. How special functional constituency ballot papers are to be marked
57. How ordinary functional constituency ballot papers are to be marked
58. (Repealed L.N. 84 of 2004)
59. Marking of ballot papers for or by incapacitated person
60. When a person is to be issued with a ballot paper marked "重複"
and "TENDERED"
61. What ballot papers are to be marked "未用" and "UNUSED" by the
Presiding Officer
62. What ballot papers are to be marked "損壞" and "SPOILT" by the
Presiding Officer
63. Steps to be taken at the close of the poll: a polling station
which is not a small polling station
63A. Steps to be taken at the close of the poll: a small polling
station
64. Presiding Officer to prepare ballot paper account
65. Returning Officer and Presiding Officer to give notice of time and
place of counting of votes to candidates
66. Candidates may appoint counting agents
67. Chief Electoral Officer to appoint or revoke counting officers
68. Who may be present at the counting of the votes
68A. What constitutes an offence at a counting station
69. Returning Officers or Presiding Officers to keep order at the
counting station
70. Ballot boxes for FC Ballot Papers to be delivered to the counting
station
71. Arrangements for the supervision of counting station and counting
zone
72. Delivered ballot boxes to be given into charge of relevant Returning
Officer
73. Returning Officer at the central counting station to open ballot box
73A. Presiding Officer at a counting station to open ballot box for the
receipt of GC ballot papers
74. Arrangements for separating ballot papers and verifying ballot paper
account at central counting station
74A. Arrangements for verification of ballot paper account at GC counting
station
74B. Arrangements for verification of ballot paper account at counting
station at a by-election
75. Counting of votes for geographical constituencies
75A. Special arrangements for counting of votes for geographical
constituencies
76. Counting of votes for special functional constituencies
77. Counting of votes for ordinary functional constituencies
78. (Repealed L.N. 84 of 2004)
79. Result of the counting of votes and re-count for functional
constituencies
79A. Result of the counting of votes and re-count for geographical
constituencies
80. Votes recorded on invalid ballot papers not to be counted*
81. Returning Officer or Presiding Officer to make decisions on
questionable ballot papers
82. Returning Officer's or Presiding Officer's decision on a ballot paper
to be final
83. Returning Officer to declare election result
84. The form in which Returning Officer is to publish result of
election
85. Returning Officer or Presiding Officer to seal ballot papers in
packets
86. Returning Officer or Presiding Officer to send ballot papers,
accounts, packets, etc. to Chief Electoral Officer
87. Ballot paper in custody of Chief Electoral Officer may be inspected
only on a court order
88. Chief Electoral Officer to retain election documents for at least 6
months
89. Returning Officers, Presiding Officers, polling officers or counting
officers not to act as agent of candidate in the same election
90. Employees of candidates not to act as electoral officers
91. Presiding Officer may perform functions through polling officers
92. Returning Officer may perform functions through Assistant Returning
Officers*
93. Chief Electoral Officer to be subject to direction of Commission
94. Acts done in the absence of candidates or agents not to be invalid
95. Electoral officers, candidates and agents to make declaration of
secrecy
96. Enforcement of provisions as to secrecy
97. Procedure after election proceedings are terminated
97A. Procedure in case of death or disqualification of candidate after
close of poll
97B. Procedure after election fails
98. Publication and display of notices, etc.
99. Commission to designate a Chief Returning Officer
99A. Election return to be lodged in specified form
100. Commission to specify forms
101. Reporting of irregularities
101A. Letters that may be sent free of postage by candidates
102. Election advertisements
103. Offence of false declaration
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