Hong Kong Regulations

ELECTORAL AFFAIRS COMMISSION (ELECTORAL PROCEDURE) (LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL) REGULATION - SECT 56

How special functional constituency ballot papers are to be marked

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(1) An elector or authorized representative voting for a special
functional constituency must mark the ballot paper as described in section  50
(3) of the Legislative Council Ordinance ( Cap 542).

(2) For the purposes of this section and section 50(3) of the
Legislative Council Ordinance ( Cap 542), an elector or authorized 
representative must mark the first preference by entering "1" (Arabic numeral)
against the name of a candidate on the ballot paper and indicate the other
preferences in the descending order beginning with "2" (Arabic numeral).

(3) If a person referred to in subsection (1) marks a first preference for 2
or more candidates (whether or not that person marks preferences for any other
candidate) or does not mark a first preference

(whether or not that person marks any other preference) the ballot paper is
void.