Hong Kong Regulations

ELECTORAL AFFAIRS COMMISSION (ELECTORAL PROCEDURE) (LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL) REGULATION - SECT 76

Counting of votes for special functional constituencies

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(1) At the counting zone for a special functional constituency, the ballot
papers for that special functional constituency, that is-

   (a)  in the case of a general election, the ballot papers retained under
        section 74(1)(e) and those handed over under section 74(8);

   (b)  in the case of a by-election, the ballot papers whose numbers are
        counted and recorded under section 74B(1)(a), must be dealt with by
        the Returning Officer as provided in this section. (L.N. 147 of 1998;
        L.N. 65 of 2000)

(2) If ballot papers for a special functional constituency contained in
envelopes have been delivered from 2 or more polling  stations, the envelopes
containing ballot papers from 2 or more polling  stations must be mixed.

(3) Ballot papers for a special functional constituency (not contained in
envelopes) that have been delivered from 2 or more polling  stations must be
mixed.

(4) All special functional constituency ballot papers contained in envelopes
must be taken out of the envelopes after they are mixed under subsection (2).

(5) The votes recorded on the ballot papers for each special
functional constituency are to be counted according to the system of counting
described in section 50 of the Legislative Council Ordinance ( Cap  542).