Hong Kong Regulations

ELECTORAL AFFAIRS COMMISSION (ELECTORAL PROCEDURE) (LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL) REGULATION - SECT 78

Counting of votes for Election Committee election

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(1) At the counting zone for the Election Committee election, the
EC ballot paper, that is-

   (a)  in the case of a general election, the ballot papers retained under
        section 74(2)(a) 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 EC ballot papers contained in envelopes have been delivered from 2 or
more polling stations, the envelopes must be mixed.

(3) Ballot papers for the Election Committee election (not contained in
envelopes) that have been delivered from 2 or more polling  stations must be
mixed.

(4) All EC 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 EC ballot papers are to be counted according to
the system of counting described in section 52 of the
Legislative Council Ordinance ( Cap 542).

(6) The votes cast for the candidates for the Election Committee  election may
be counted by using an approved programme and a computer.

(7) In this section "approved programme" (認可程式) means any computer
software which the Commission is satisfied is programmed to count the votes at
the Election Committee election so as to give an accurate result.

"approved programme" (認可程式)