Hong Kong Regulations

ELECTORAL AFFAIRS COMMISSION (ELECTORAL PROCEDURE) (LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL) REGULATION - SECT 25

Authorization of election expense agent to incur election expenses at or in connection with an election

(Past version on 05/05/2000).
(Past version on 27/02/1998).
(Past version on 21/01/1998).

(1)-(4) (Repealed L.N. 65 of 2000)

(5) Only a person who has attained the age of 18 years may be authorized as
an election expense agent to incur election expenses at or in connection with
an election. (L.N. 65 of 2000)

(6) An authorization of such an election expense agent must be in writing and
in the specified form and state the name, identity document number and
residential address of the person authorized. (L.N. 65 of 2000)

(7) The authorization must specify the maximum amount of election  expenses
that the election expense agent is authorized to incur. (L.N. 65 of 2000)

(8) The authorization must be signed by the candidate, or each of the
candidates, making the authorization. The authorization must also be signed by
the person authorized. (L.N. 65 of 2000)

(9) A copy of the authorization must be served-

   (a)  on the Returning Officer; or

   (b)  if the Returning Officer has not been appointed, on the Chief
        Electoral Officer. (L.N. 65 of 2000)

(10) Service of a copy of the authorization may be effected by delivery by
hand, by post or by facsimile transmission. (L.N. 66 of 2008)

(11) The Returning Officer or the Chief Electoral Officer, as the case may be,
is to regard an authorization of an election expense agent to incur
election expenses at or in connection with an election as being effective, for
any purpose related to the election for which the authorization is relevant,
only when a copy of the authorization has been served on the relevant Officer.
(L.N. 65 of 2000)

(12)-(13) (Repealed L.N. 65 of 2000)

(14) If the authorization of an election expense agent to incur
election expenses at or in connection with an election has been revoked, a
written notice of the revocation must be served as soon as possible- (L.N. 66
of 2008)

   (a)  on the Returning Officer; or

   (b)  if the Returning Officer has not been appointed, on the Chief
        Electoral Officer. (L.N. 147 of 1998; L.N. 65 of 2000; L.N. 66 of
        2008)

(15) The notice of revocation must be in the specified form and signed by the
candidate, or each of the candidates, who made the authorization. (L.N. 65 of
2000)

(15A) Service of the notice of revocation may be effected by delivery by hand,
by post or by facsimile transmission. (L.N. 66 of 2008)

(16) If the authorization of an election expense agent to incur
election expenses at or in connection with an election has been revoked, the
Returning Officer or the Chief Electoral Officer, as the case may be, is to
regard the revocation as being effective, for any purpose related to the
election for which the revocation is relevant, only when the relevant Officer
receives the notice of revocation. (L.N. 147 of 1998; L.N. 65 of 2000)

(17)-(18) (Repealed L.N. 65 of 2000)