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, EC 
ballot papers retained under section 74(6) must be dealt with by the
Returning Officer as provided in this section.

(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)