Hong Kong Regulations

ELECTORAL AFFAIRS COMMISSION (ELECTORAL PROCEDURE) (LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL) REGULATION - SECT 77

Counting of votes for ordinary functional constituency

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(1) At the counting zone for an ordinary functional constituency, the ballot
papers for that ordinary 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 sections 74(8) and
        74A(3);

   (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)

(2) If ballot papers for an ordinary 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 functional constituency (not contained in envelopes)
that have been delivered from 2 or more polling stations must be mixed.

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

(5) The ballot papers are to be separated with reference to the candidate for
whom the vote has been recorded, or in the case of constituencies returning
more than one Member, the candidates for whom the votes have been recorded.

(6) The votes recorded on the ballot papers for each ordinary
functional constituency are to be counted according to the system of counting
described in section 51 of the Legislative Council Ordinance ( Cap  542).
(L.N. 65 of 2000)