Hong Kong Regulations

ELECTORAL AFFAIRS COMMISSION (ELECTORAL PROCEDURE) (LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL) REGULATION - SECT 66

Candidates may appoint counting agents

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(1) A candidate for a functional constituency or a list of  candidates may
appoint persons to attend at a counting station to observe the
counting of the votes for the constituency contested by the candidate or the
list, in accordance with this section. A candidate for the Election 
Committee election may appoint persons to attend at a counting station to
observe the counting of the votes for that election, in accordance with this
section.

(2) The Commission is to determine the maximum number of counting  agents a
candidate or a list of candidates may appoint.

(3) In the case of a multiple candidates list, the counting agents must be
appointed jointly by all the candidates on the list.

(4) Only a holder of an identity card who has attained the age of 18 years may
be appointed as a counting agent. (L.N. 147 of 1998)

(5) A candidate must give notice of appointment of a counting agent to the
Returning Officer at least 3 working days before polling day. In the case of a
multiple candidates list, the notice required for the purposes of this
subsection may be given by any candidate on the list. (L.N. 147 of 1998)

(6) If notice is not given under subsection (5), it must be delivered on
polling day to the Returning Officer-

   (a)  by the candidate in person, or in the case of a multiple 
        candidates list, by any candidate on the list in person; or

   (b)  by the election agent of the candidate or of the list, in person.
        (L.N. 147 of 1998)

(7) A notice for the purposes of this section must be in writing and in the
specified form. It must state the name, identity document number and
registered residential address of the counting agent. It must be signed by the
candidate or, in the case of a multiple candidates list, by all the candidates
on the list.

(8) The appointment of a counting agent is not effective until notice of the
appointment is received by the Returning Officer.

(9) If the appointment of a counting agent is revoked, the candidate must give
notice of the revocation to the Returning Officer. In the case of a
multiple candidates list, the notice required for the purposes of this
subsection may be given by any candidate on the list. (L.N. 147 of 1998)

(10) A notice of revocation must be in writing and in the specified  form. In
the case of a counting agent for a functional constituency, the
Election Committee election or a single candidate list, it must be signed by
the candidate. In the case of a multiple candidates list, it must be signed by
all the candidates on the list.

(11) If notice of revocation is given on polling day it must be given in
accordance with subsection (6).

(12) A revocation of the appointment of a counting agent is not effective
until notice of it is received by the Returning Officer. (L.N. 147 of 1998)