Hong Kong Regulations

ELECTORAL AFFAIRS COMMISSION (ELECTORAL PROCEDURE) (LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL) REGULATION - SECT 74A

Arrangements for verification of ballot paper account at GC counting station

(Past version on 05/05/2000).

(1) At a GC counting station, the Presiding Officer who supervises— (L.N. 84
of 2004)

   (a)  a counting station other than a main counting station must, after
        counting the votes in accordance with section 75, at the counting 
        zone verify the number of GC ballot papers so counted by comparing it
        with the ballot paper account prepared under section 64 and prepare a
        statement in writing as to the result of the verification; (L.N. 84 of
        2004)

   (b)  a main counting station must, before counting the votes in accordance
        with section 75, at the counting zone—

        (i)    count and record the number of GC ballot papers in each ballot
               box under that Officer's charge;

        (ii)   verify the ballot paper account by comparing it with the number
               of GC ballot papers recorded under subparagraph (i) and prepare
               a statement in writing as to the result of the verification;
               (L.N. 84 of 2004)

   (c)  (Repealed L.N. 84 of 2004)

   (d)  in case there are any FC ballot papers in the ballot boxes— (L.N. 84
        of 2004)

        (i)    sort the FC ballot papers according to each functional 
               constituency;

        (ii)   count and record the number of FC ballot papers for each
               functional constituency;

        (iii)  prepare a statement in writing as to the number of FC ballot 
               papers recorded for each functional constituency under
               subparagraph (ii);

        (iv)   make into separate bundles the sorted FC ballot papers together
               with the relevant statement prepared under subparagraph (iii),
               place each bundle in a separate receptacle and seal it in the
               presence of those present at the counting zone.

(2) If the Presiding Officer considers it necessary or if required by a
candidate who is present at the counting zone or an election agent or
counting agent so present, that Officer must, in preparing the
verification of the ballot paper account, compare the ballot paper account
with the ballot papers recorded by that Officer and the spoilt ballot  papers,
the unused ballot papers and the counterfoils or unissued ballot papers. (L.N.
84 of 2004)

(3) A Presiding Officer must give the receptacles referred to in subsection
(1)(d)(iv) into the charge of an Assistant Presiding Officer in attendance at
the counting zone. The Assistant Presiding Officer must deliver the
receptacles to the central counting station and hand over the receptacle
containing the bundle of FC ballot papers to the Returning  Officer for the
relevant functional constituency. (L.N. 84 of 2004)

(4) (Repealed L.N. 84 of 2004)

(5) A candidate or an election agent or a counting agent may copy what is
recorded on the ballot paper account or the verification of the 
ballot paper account. (L.N. 65 of 2000)