Hong Kong Regulations

ELECTORAL AFFAIRS COMMISSION (ELECTORAL PROCEDURE) (LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL) REGULATION - SECT 53

Presiding Officer to issue one or more ballot papers depending on the entitlement to vote

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(1) At a polling station used only for polling for a geographical 
constituency, the Presiding Officer is to issue only one ballot paper to an
elector who applies for a ballot paper.

(2) At a polling station used only for polling for a functional  constituency,
the Presiding Officer is to issue only one ballot paper to an elector or
authorized representative who applies for a ballot paper.

(3) At a polling station used only for polling for the Election 
Committee election, the Presiding Officer is to issue only one ballot paper to
an elector who applies for a ballot paper.

(4) At a GC polling station which is also used for polling for one or more
functional constituencies, the Presiding Officer-

   (a)  must issue a GC ballot paper to an elector who is entitled to vote
        only for that geographical constituency;

   (b)  must issue a GC ballot paper and the appropriate FC ballot  paper to a
        GC elector who is entitled to vote for a functional  constituency
        either as an elector or as an authorized representative; and

   (c)  must issue a GC ballot paper and the appropriate FC ballot  papers to
        a GC elector who is entitled to vote as an elector for a
        functional constituency and as an authorized representative for
        another functional constituency. (L.N. 147 of 1998)

(5) At an EC polling station which is also used for polling for one or more
geographical constituencies and one or more functional constituencies, the
Presiding Officer-

   (a)  must issue an EC ballot paper and the appropriate GC ballot  paper to
        a person who is entitled to vote at the Election Committee  election
        and a geographical constituency; and

   (b)  must issue an EC ballot paper, the appropriate GC ballot paper and
        FC ballot paper to a person who is entitled to vote at the Election 
        Committee election, for a geographical constituency and as an
        authorized  representative for a functional constituency. (L.N. 147 of
        1998)

(6) Before issuing a ballot paper or ballot papers under this section, the
name of the elector or authorized representative, as may be applicable, as
stated in the copy or extract of the relevant final  register supplied under
section 37(3) must be called out. (L.N. 147 of 1998)

(7) Immediately before issuing the ballot paper or ballot papers, the
Presiding Officer must place a line in the copy or extract of the
final register across the name, identity document number and other particulars
of the elector or authorized representative to denote that the ballot papers
the person is entitled to have issued to him or her at that polling station
have been so issued. (L.N. 147 of 1998)

(8) No record is to be made of the particular ballot paper or ballot papers
issued to an elector or authorized representative. (L.N. 147 of 1998)