Hong Kong Regulations

ELECTORAL AFFAIRS COMMISSION (ELECTORAL PROCEDURE) (LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL) REGULATION - SECT 79

Result of the counting of votes and re-count

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(1) After the votes are counted under section 75, 76, 77 or 78, in each case,
the Returning Officer must make known to the candidates who are present within
the counting zone, the result of the counting of the votes. If the candidates
are not present, the Returning Officer is to make known the result to their
respective election agents or counting agents, if those agents are present at
the counting zone.

(2) A candidate who is present when the votes are counted or re-counted or
an election agent who is so present, may request the Returning Officer to
count again the counted or re-counted (as the case may be) votes. That Officer
must comply with the request unless the Officer is of the opinion that the
request is unreasonable.

(3) After a count or re-count is completed, nothing further is to be done
until each candidate present at the completion, or the election  agent of each
candidate (but not both) if present at the completion of the count or re-count
is given a reasonable opportunity to make a request for a re-count.