Hong Kong Regulations

ELECTORAL AFFAIRS COMMISSION (ELECTORAL PROCEDURE) (LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL) REGULATION - SECT 27

Chief Electoral Officer to appoint polling hours and to give notice in the Gazette

(Past version on 21/01/1998).

PART III

CONTESTED ELECTIONS: GENERAL ELECTION AND BY-ELECTIONS

Division 1: Hours of Poll and Matters Relating to Polling Stations

(1) The hours during which electors can cast their votes on polling  day are
to be appointed by the Chief Electoral Officer in accordance with this
section.

(2) The Chief Electoral Officer may appoint different polling hours for
different constituencies or for different polling stations. (L.N. 84 of 2004)

(3) The Chief Electoral Officer must appoint the polling hours so as to give
the electors a reasonable opportunity to vote.

(4) The Chief Electoral Officer must, at least 10 days before polling day,
publish in the Gazette, a notice specifying the polling hours for the
geographical constituencies, functional constituencies and, if appropriate,
for each polling station. (L.N. 84 of 2004)

(5) In this section "electors" (選民) includes authorized  representatives.

"electors" (選民)