Hong Kong Regulations

ELECTORAL AFFAIRS COMMISSION (ELECTORAL PROCEDURE) (LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL) REGULATION - SECT 51

Questions to be asked from persons applying for a ballot paper

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

(1) The Presiding Officer may, at the time a person applies for a ballot
paper, but not afterwards, ask, in case of doubt, the appropriate questions
set out in subsection (3). (L.N. 147 of 1998)

(2) When asking the questions, the Presiding Officer must have regard to
whether the ballot paper applied for is a GC ballot paper, an FC  ballot paper
or an EC ballot paper and the person applying for the ballot paper is an
elector or an authorized representative. That Officer must choose, frame,
adjust or modify the questions accordingly.

(3) The questions referred to in subsections (1) and (2) are-

   (a)  "Are you the person registered in the final register now in effect for
        this geographical constituency, as follows (the Presiding Officer to
        read the whole entry as it is recorded in the register)?" or "你
        是否已登記在就本地方選區正有效的正式登記冊上，並且有關登記記項一如以下所述
        (the Presiding Officer to read the whole entry as it is recorded in
        the register)?";

   (b)  "Are you the person registered in the final register now in effect for
        this functional constituency, as follows (the Presiding Officer to
        read the whole entry as it is recorded in the register)?" or
        "你是否已登記在就本功
        能界別正有效的正式登記冊上，並且有關登記記項一如以下所述
        (the Presiding Officer to read the whole entry as it is recorded in
        the register)?";

   (c)  "Are you the person registered in the Election Committee final
        register, as follows (the Presiding Officer to read the whole entry as
        it is recorded in the register)?" or
        "你是否已登記在選舉委員會正式委員登記冊上，並且有關登記記項一如以下所述

(the Presiding Officer to read the whole entry as it is recorded in the
register)?";

   (d)  "Have you already voted for this or any other geographical
        constituency in this election?" or
        "在這次選舉中，你是否已經就本地方選區或任何其他地方選區投票？";

   (e)  "Have you already voted for this functional constituency in this
        election?" or
        "在這次選舉中，你是否已經就本功能界別投票？";

   (f)  "Have you already voted at the Election Committee election?" or
        "你是否已經在選舉委員會選舉中投票？".

(4) The Presiding Officer must ask the appropriate questions set out in
subsection (3) if so required by a candidate, an election agent or a
polling agent.

(5) The Presiding Officer must not give a ballot paper to any person who fails
to answer the questions asked of that person under this section to the
satisfaction of that Officer.