ELECTORAL AFFAIRS COMMISSION (ELECTORAL PROCEDURE) (DISTRICT COUNCILS) REGULATION - CHAPTER 541F ELECTORAL AFFAIRS COMMISSION (ELECTORAL PROCEDURE) (DISTRICT COUNCILS) REGULATION - LONG TITLE Empowering section VerDate:01/08/1999 (Cap 541, section 7) [1 August 1999] (L.N. 142 of 1999) ELECTORAL AFFAIRS COMMISSION (ELECTORAL PROCEDURE) (DISTRICT COUNCILS) REGULATION - SECT 1 (Omitted as spent) VerDate:01/08/1999 PART I PRELIMINARY (Omitted as spent) ELECTORAL AFFAIRS COMMISSION (ELECTORAL PROCEDURE) (DISTRICT COUNCILS) REGULATION - SECT 2 Interpretation VerDate:01/09/2007 (1) In this Regulation, unless the context otherwise requires- "ballot paper" (選票) means a ballot paper to vote for a candidate standing for election for a constituency; "ballot paper account" (選票結算表) means a statement prepared under section 64; "by-election" (補選) has the meaning assigned to it by section 2 of the District Councils Ordinance (Cap 547); "by-election notice" (補選公告) means a notice published under section 10; "candidate" (候選人) means, subject to subsection (2), in relation to a particular constituency, a candidate who is validly nominated to be returned as an elected member for that constituency at an election; "constituency" (選區) has the meaning assigned to it by section 2 of the District Councils Ordinance (Cap 547); "counting agent" (監察點票代理人) means a person appointed as a counting agent under section 66; "counting of the votes" (點票) includes, where appropriate, the separation, sorting and counting of ballot papers; "counting officer" (點票人員) means, in relation to a counting station, a person appointed under section 67 as a counting officer for that counting station; "counting station" (點票站) means a place designated as a counting station under section 31; "counting zone" (點票區) means an area within a counting station assigned by the Presiding Officer for the counting of the votes for a particular constituency; (L.N. 125 of 2003) "District" (地方行政區) has the meaning assigned to it by section 2 of the District Councils Ordinance (Cap 547); "dominant counting station" (主要點票站) means a place designated as a dominant counting station under section 31; (L.N. 125 of 2003) "elected member" (民選議員) has the meaning assigned to it by section 2 of the District Councils Ordinance (Cap 547); "election" (選舉) means an ordinary election or a by-election; "election advertisement" (選舉廣告) means any publicity material used or intended to be used by or on behalf of a candidate for the purpose of promoting or advertising that candidate in connection with an election; "election agent" (選舉代理人) means a person appointed as an election agent under section 26; "election day" (選舉日) means the date on which an election is to be held; "election expense agent" (選舉開支代理人) means a person authorized to incur election expenses under section 28; "election expenses" (選舉開支), in relation to an election, has the meaning assigned to it by section 2 of the Elections (Corrupt and Illegal Conduct) Ordinance (Cap 554); (10 of 2000 s. 47) "election notice" (選舉公告) means a notice published under section 8; "elector" (選民) means any person whose name is included in the final register; "Electoral Registration Officer" (選舉登記主任) has the meaning assigned to it by section 2 of the District Councils Ordinance (Cap 547); "final register" (正式選民登記冊) means the geographical constituencies final register or, in relation to the first ordinary election, the register compiled under section 4 for that election; "geographical constituencies final register" (地方選區正式選民登記冊) means the final register of electors for geographical constituencies compiled under the Electoral Affairs Commission (Registration of Electors) (Legislative Council Geographical Constituencies) (District Council Constituencies) Regulation (Cap 541 sub. leg. A) and which is in effect; (L.N. 284 of 1999) "head-dress" (頭飾) means anything which is worn on a person's head; (L.N. 125 of 2003) "identity card" (身分證) has the meaning assigned to it by section 1A of the Registration of Persons Ordinance (Cap 177); "identity document" (身分證明文件) has the meaning assigned to it by section 2 of the District Councils Ordinance (Cap 547); "main counting station" (大點票站) means a place designated as a main counting station under section 31; (L.N. 125 of 2003 and L.N. 191 of 2003) "no canvassing zone" (禁止拉票區) means an area determined under section 43 to be an area in which canvassing of votes is prohibited; "no staying zone" (禁止逗留區) means an area determined under section 43 to be an area in which staying or loitering is prohibited; "nomination form" (提名表格) means the specified form submitted for the purpose of nominating a candidate to stand for election for a constituency; "nomination period" (提名期) means, in relation to- (a) an ordinary election, the period specified under section 8(2)(b); (b) a by-election for a constituency, the period specified under section 10(5)(a); "Nominations Advisory Committee" (提名顧問委員會) means a committee appointed under the Electoral Affairs Commission (Nominations Advisory Committees (District Councils)) Regulation (Cap 541 sub. leg. E); "notice appointing the election day" (指定選舉日公告) means, in relation to an ordinary election, a notice by which a date is specified by the Chief Executive under the District Councils Ordinance (Cap 547) to hold an election to return elected members of the District Councils; "notice of nominations" (提名公告) means a notice published under section 22; "ordinary business hours" (通常辦公時間) means the hours- (a) between 9 a.m. and 12 noon on a Saturday; and (b) between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. on any other day, other than a general holiday; "polling agent" (監察投票代理人) means a person appointed as a polling agent under section 45; "polling day" (投票日) means the date on which the poll is to be held in an election; "polling hours" (投票時間) means the hours for polling appointed under section 30; "polling officer" (投票站人員) means, in relation to a polling station, the person appointed under section 37(2) as a polling officer for that polling station; "polling station" (投票站) means a place designated as a polling station under section 31; "prescribed body" (訂明團體) has the meaning assigned to it by section 2(1) of the Particulars Relating to Candidates on Ballot Papers (Legislative Council and District Councils) Regulation (Cap 541 sub. leg. M); (L.N. 79 of 2007) "Presiding Officer" (投票站主任) means, in relation to a polling station, the person appointed under section 37(1) as the Presiding Officer for that polling station; "principal residential address" (主要住址) means, in relation to a person, the address of the only or principal residence (within the meaning of section 28(3) of the Legislative Council Ordinance (Cap 542)) of the person; "registered" (登記), in the context of a registered name or a registered emblem, has the meaning assigned to it by section 2(1) of the Particulars Relating to Candidates on Ballot Papers (Legislative Council and District Councils) Regulation (Cap 541 sub. leg. M); (L.N. 79 of 2007) "registered residential address" (登記住址) means, in relation to a person- (a) subject to paragraph (b), the address recorded in the particulars of that person in the final register; (b) in sections 5 and 6, the address recorded in the particulars of that person in the geographical constituencies final register; "Returning Officer" (選舉主任) has the meaning assigned to it by section 2 of the District Councils Ordinance (Cap 547); "small polling station" (小投票站) means a place designated as a small polling station under section 31; (L.N. 125 of 2003 and L.N. 191 of 2003) "special polling station" (特別投票站) means a polling station designated as such under section 32; "specified address" (指明地點) means, in relation to a constituency, the address specified in the relevant election notice or by-election notice as the address at which the nomination forms are to be submitted for that constituency; "specified form" (指明表格、指明格式) means, in relation to a particular purpose of this Regulation, the form specified under section 100 for that purpose; "spoilt ballot paper" (損壞的選票) means a spoilt ballot paper within the meaning of section 62; "tendered ballot paper" (重複的選票) means a tendered ballot paper within the meaning of section 60; "unused ballot paper" (未用的選票) means an unused ballot paper within the meaning of section 61; "validly nominated candidate" (獲有效提名的候選人) means- (a) subject to paragraph (b), a person whom the Returning Officer has decided under section 16 to be validly nominated; or (b) in case a declaration under section 24 or 25 is made, a person whom the Returning Officer has declared under section 24 or 25 to be validly nominated; "verification of the ballot paper account" (選票結算核實書) means a statement prepared under section 75. (L.N. 125 of 2003 and L.N. 191 of 2003) (L.N. 125 of 2003; L.N. 79 of 2007) (2) In this Regulation- (a) in Part II, "candidate" (候選人) includes a person who is being or has been nominated as a candidate to stand for election as an elected member; and (b) in the definition of "election advertisement" and section 103, "candidate" (候選人) includes a person who is a candidate within the meaning of paragraph (a) and a person who intends to stand for election as an elected member at an election, whether or not that person has submitted a nomination form under Part II. (3) In this Regulation, unless it is provided otherwise- (a) (Repealed L.N. 125 of 2003 and L.N. 191 of 2003) (b) references to the Returning Officer are to be construed, in relation to a constituency, as references to the Returning Officer appointed for that constituency; (L.N. 125 of 2003 and L.N. 191 of 2003) (c) references to the counting station are to be construed as including the main counting station and dominant counting station; and (L.N. 125 of 2003 and L.N. 191 of 2003) (d) references to the polling station are to be construed as including the small polling station and special polling station. (L.N. 125 of 2003 and L.N. 191 of 2003) (4) In this Regulation, any provision which entitles or permits a candidate, an election agent, a polling agent or a counting agent to do anything in a polling station, counting station, counting zone or in relation to the counting of the votes is to be construed as entitling or permitting the candidate or the agent to do it in a polling station, counting station, counting zone or in relation to the counting of the votes for the constituency for which the candidate is standing for election or for which the agent is appointed, as the case may require. "ballot paper" (選票) "ballot paper account" (選票結算表) "by-election" (補選) "by-election notice" (補選公告) "candidate" (候選人) "constituency" (選區) "counting agent" (監察點票代理人) "counting of the votes" (點票) "counting officer" (點票人員) "counting station" (點票站) "counting zone" (點票區) "District" (地方行政區) "dominant counting station" (主要點票站) "elected member" (民選議員) "election" (選舉) "election advertisement" (選舉廣告) "election agent" (選舉代理人) "election day" (選舉日) "election expense agent" (選舉開支代理人) "election expenses" (選舉開支) "election notice" (選舉公告) "elector" (選民) "Electoral Registration Officer" (選舉登記主任) "final register" (正式選民登記冊) "geographical constituencies final register" (地方選區正式選民登記冊) "head-dress" (頭飾) "identity card" (身分證) "identity document" (身分證明文件) "main counting station" (大點票站) "no canvassing zone" (禁止拉票區) "no staying zone" (禁止逗留區) "nomination form" (提名表格) "nomination period" (提名期) "Nominations Advisory Committee" (提名顧問委員會) "notice appointing the election day" (指定選舉日公告) "notice of nominations" (提名公告) "ordinary business hours" (通常辦公時間) "polling agent" (監察投票代理人) "polling day" (投票日) "polling hours" (投票時間) "polling officer" (投票站人員) "polling station" (投票站) "prescribed body" (訂明團體) "Presiding Officer" (投票站主任) "principal residential address" (主要住址) "registered" (登記) "registered residential address" (登記住址) "Returning Officer" (選舉主任) "small polling station" (小投票站) "special polling station" (特別投票站) "specified address" (指明地點) "specified form" (指明表格、指明格式) "spoilt ballot paper" (損壞的選票) "tendered ballot paper" (重複的選票) "unused ballot paper" (未用的選票) "validly nominated candidate" (獲有效提名的候選人) "verification of the ballot paper account" (選票結算核實書) "candidate" (候選人) ELECTORAL AFFAIRS COMMISSION (ELECTORAL PROCEDURE) (DISTRICT COUNCILS) REGULATION - SECT 2 Interpretation VerDate:21/07/2003 (1) In this Regulation, unless the context otherwise requires- "ballot paper" (選票) means a ballot paper to vote for a candidate standing for election for a constituency; "ballot paper account" (選票結算表) means a statement prepared under section 64; "by-election" (補選) has the meaning assigned to it by section 2 of the District Councils Ordinance (Cap 547); "by-election notice" (補選公告) means a notice published under section 10; "candidate" (候選人) means, subject to subsection (2), in relation to a particular constituency, a candidate who is validly nominated to be returned as an elected member for that constituency at an election; "constituency" (選區) has the meaning assigned to it by section 2 of the District Councils Ordinance (Cap 547); "counting agent" (監察點票代理人) means a person appointed as a counting agent under section 66; "counting of the votes" (點票) includes, where appropriate, the separation, sorting and counting of ballot papers; "counting officer" (點票人員) means, in relation to a counting station, a person appointed under section 67 as a counting officer for that counting station; "counting station" (點票站) means a place designated as a counting station under section 31; "counting zone" (點票區) means an area within a counting station assigned by the Presiding Officer for the counting of the votes for a particular constituency; (L.N. 125 of 2003) "District" (地方行政區) has the meaning assigned to it by section 2 of the District Councils Ordinance (Cap 547); "dominant counting station" (主要點票站) means a place designated as a dominant counting station under section 31; (L.N. 125 of 2003) "elected member" (民選議員) has the meaning assigned to it by section 2 of the District Councils Ordinance (Cap 547); "election" (選舉) means an ordinary election or a by-election; "election advertisement" (選舉廣告) means any publicity material used or intended to be used by or on behalf of a candidate for the purpose of promoting or advertising that candidate in connection with an election; "election agent" (選舉代理人) means a person appointed as an election agent under section 26; "election day" (選舉日) means the date on which an election is to be held; "election expense agent" (選舉開支代理人) means a person authorized to incur election expenses under section 28; "election expenses" (選舉開支), in relation to an election, has the meaning assigned to it by section 2 of the Elections (Corrupt and Illegal Conduct) Ordinance (Cap 554); (10 of 2000 s. 47) "election notice" (選舉公告) means a notice published under section 8; "elector" (選民) means any person whose name is included in the final register; "Electoral Registration Officer" (選舉登記主任) has the meaning assigned to it by section 2 of the District Councils Ordinance (Cap 547); "final register" (正式選民登記冊) means the geographical constituencies final register or, in relation to the first ordinary election, the register compiled under section 4 for that election; "geographical constituencies final register" (地方選區正式選民登記冊) means the final register of electors for geographical constituencies compiled under the Electoral Affairs Commission (Registration of Electors) (Legislative Council Geographical Constituencies) (District Council Constituencies) Regulation (Cap 541 sub. leg. A) and which is in effect; (L.N. 284 of 1999) "head-dress" (頭飾) means anything which is worn on a person's head; (L.N. 125 of 2003) "identity card" (身分證) has the meaning assigned to it by section 1A of the Registration of Persons Ordinance (Cap 177); "identity document" (身分證明文件) has the meaning assigned to it by section 2 of the District Councils Ordinance (Cap 547); "main counting station" (大點票站) means a place designated as a main counting station under section 31; (L.N. 125 of 2003 and L.N. 191 of 2003) "no canvassing zone" (禁止拉票區) means an area determined under section 43 to be an area in which canvassing of votes is prohibited; "no staying zone" (禁止逗留區) means an area determined under section 43 to be an area in which staying or loitering is prohibited; "nomination form" (提名表格) means the specified form submitted for the purpose of nominating a candidate to stand for election for a constituency; "nomination period" (提名期) means, in relation to- (a) an ordinary election, the period specified under section 8(2)(b); (b) a by-election for a constituency, the period specified under section 10(5)(a); "Nominations Advisory Committee" (提名顧問委員會) means a committee appointed under the Electoral Affairs Commission (Nominations Advisory Committees (District Councils)) Regulation (Cap 541 sub. leg. E); "notice appointing the election day" (指定選舉日公告) means, in relation to an ordinary election, a notice by which a date is specified by the Chief Executive under the District Councils Ordinance (Cap 547) to hold an election to return elected members of the District Councils; "notice of nominations" (提名公告) means a notice published under section 22; "ordinary business hours" (通常辦公時間) means the hours- (a) between 9 a.m. and 12 noon on a Saturday; and (b) between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. on any other day, other than a general holiday; "political body" (政治性團體) means- (a) a political party or an organization that purports to be a political party; or (b) an organization whose principal function or main object is to promote or prepare a candidate for an election; (L.N. 125 of 2003) "polling agent" (監察投票代理人) means a person appointed as a polling agent under section 45; "polling day" (投票日) means the date on which the poll is to be held in an election; "polling hours" (投票時間) means the hours for polling appointed under section 30; "polling officer" (投票站人員) means, in relation to a polling station, the person appointed under section 37(2) as a polling officer for that polling station; "polling station" (投票站) means a place designated as a polling station under section 31; "Presiding Officer" (投票站主任) means, in relation to a polling station, the person appointed under section 37(1) as the Presiding Officer for that polling station; "principal residential address" (主要住址) means, in relation to a person, the address of the only or principal residence (within the meaning of section 28(3) of the Legislative Council Ordinance (Cap 542)) of the person; "registered residential address" (登記住址) means, in relation to a person- (a) subject to paragraph (b), the address recorded in the particulars of that person in the final register; (b) in sections 5 and 6, the address recorded in the particulars of that person in the geographical constituencies final register; "Returning Officer" (選舉主任) has the meaning assigned to it by section 2 of the District Councils Ordinance (Cap 547); "small polling station" (小投票站) means a place designated as a small polling station under section 31; (L.N. 125 of 2003 and L.N. 191 of 2003) "special polling station" (特別投票站) means a polling station designated as such under section 32; "specified address" (指明地點) means, in relation to a constituency, the address specified in the relevant election notice or by-election notice as the address at which the nomination forms are to be submitted for that constituency; "specified form" (指明表格、指明格式) means, in relation to a particular purpose of this Regulation, the form specified under section 100 for that purpose; "spoilt ballot paper" (損壞的選票) means a spoilt ballot paper within the meaning of section 62; "tendered ballot paper" (重複的選票) means a tendered ballot paper within the meaning of section 60; "unused ballot paper" (未用的選票) means an unused ballot paper within the meaning of section 61; "validly nominated candidate" (獲有效提名的候選人) means- (a) subject to paragraph (b), a person whom the Returning Officer has decided under section 16 to be validly nominated; or (b) in case a declaration under section 24 or 25 is made, a person whom the Returning Officer has declared under section 24 or 25 to be validly nominated; "verification of the ballot paper account" (選票結算核實書) means a statement prepared under section 75. (L.N. 125 of 2003 and L.N. 191 of 2003) (L.N. 125 of 2003) (2) In this Regulation- (a) in Part II, "candidate" (候選人) includes a person who is being or has been nominated as a candidate to stand for election as an elected member; and (b) in the definition of "election advertisement" and section 103, "candidate" (候選人) includes a person who is a candidate within the meaning of paragraph (a) and a person who intends to stand for election as an elected member at an election, whether or not that person has submitted a nomination form under Part II. (3) In this Regulation, unless it is provided otherwise- (a) (Repealed L.N. 125 of 2003 and L.N. 191 of 2003) (b) references to the Returning Officer are to be construed, in relation to a constituency, as references to the Returning Officer appointed for that constituency; (L.N. 125 of 2003 and L.N. 191 of 2003) (c) references to the counting station are to be construed as including the main counting station and dominant counting station; and (L.N. 125 of 2003 and L.N. 191 of 2003) (d) references to the polling station are to be construed as including the small polling station and special polling station. (L.N. 125 of 2003 and L.N. 191 of 2003) (4) In this Regulation, any provision which entitles or permits a candidate, an election agent, a polling agent or a counting agent to do anything in a polling station, counting station, counting zone or in relation to the counting of the votes is to be construed as entitling or permitting the candidate or the agent to do it in a polling station, counting station, counting zone or in relation to the counting of the votes for the constituency for which the candidate is standing for election or for which the agent is appointed, as the case may require. "ballot paper" (選票) "ballot paper account" (選票結算表) "by-election" (補選) "by-election notice" (補選公告) "candidate" (候選人) "constituency" (選區) "counting agent" (監察點票代理人) "counting of the votes" (點票) "counting officer" (點票人員) "counting station" (點票站) "counting zone" (點票區) "District" (地方行政區) "dominant counting station" (主要點票站) "elected member" (民選議員) "election" (選舉) "election advertisement" (選舉廣告) "election agent" (選舉代理人) "election day" (選舉日) "election expense agent" (選舉開支代理人) "election expenses" (選舉開支) "election notice" (選舉公告) "elector" (選民) "Electoral Registration Officer" (選舉登記主任) "final register" (正式選民登記冊) "geographical constituencies final register" (地方選區正式選民登記冊) "head-dress" (頭飾) "identity card" (身分證) "identity document" (身分證明文件) "main counting station" (大點票站) "no canvassing zone" (禁止拉票區) "no staying zone" (禁止逗留區) "nomination form" (提名表格) "nomination period" (提名期) "Nominations Advisory Committee" (提名顧問委員會) "notice appointing the election day" (指定選舉日公告) "notice of nominations" (提名公告) "ordinary business hours" (通常辦公時間) "political body" (政治性團體) "polling agent" (監察投票代理人) "polling day" (投票日) "polling hours" (投票時間) "polling officer" (投票站人員) "polling station" (投票站) "Presiding Officer" (投票站主任) "principal residential address" (主要住址) "registered residential address" (登記住址) "Returning Officer" (選舉主任) "small polling station" (小投票站) "special polling station" (特別投票站) "specified address" (指明地點) "specified form" (指明表格、指明格式) "spoilt ballot paper" (損壞的選票) "tendered ballot paper" (重複的選票) "unused ballot paper" (未用的選票) "validly nominated candidate" (獲有效提名的候選人) "verification of the ballot paper account" (選票結算核實書) "candidate" (候選人) ELECTORAL AFFAIRS COMMISSION (ELECTORAL PROCEDURE) (DISTRICT COUNCILS) REGULATION - SECT 2 Interpretation VerDate:03/03/2000 (1) In this Regulation, unless the context otherwise requires- "ballot paper" (選票) means a ballot paper to vote for a candidate standing for election for a constituency; "ballot paper account" (選票結算表) means a statement prepared under section 64; "by-election" (補選) has the meaning assigned to it by section 2 of the District Councils Ordinance (Cap 547); "by-election notice" (補選公告) means a notice published under section 10; "candidate" (候選人) means, subject to subsection (2), in relation to a particular constituency, a candidate who is validly nominated to be returned as an elected member for that constituency at an election; "Chief Returning Officer" (總選舉主任) means the Returning Officer designated as such under section 99(a); "constituency" (選區) has the meaning assigned to it by section 2 of the District Councils Ordinance (Cap 547); "counting agent" (監察點票代理人) means a person appointed as a counting agent under section 66; "counting of the votes" (點票) includes, where appropriate, the separation, sorting and counting of ballot papers; "counting officer" (點票人員) means, in relation to a counting station, a person appointed under section 67 as a counting officer for that counting station; "counting station" (點票站) means a place designated as a counting station under section 31; "counting zone" (點票區) means an area within a counting station assigned by the Chief Electoral Officer for the counting of the votes for a particular constituency; "District" (地方行政區) has the meaning assigned to it by section 2 of the District Councils Ordinance (Cap 547); "district counting station" (分區點票站) means a counting station designated as a district counting station under section 31(9); "elected member" (民選議員) has the meaning assigned to it by section 2 of the District Councils Ordinance (Cap 547); "election" (選舉) means an ordinary election or a by-election; "election advertisement" (選舉廣告) means any publicity material used or intended to be used by or on behalf of a candidate for the purpose of promoting or advertising that candidate in connection with an election; "election agent" (選舉代理人) means a person appointed as an election agent under section 26; "election day" (選舉日) means the date on which an election is to be held; "election expense agent" (選舉開支代理人) means a person authorized to incur election expenses under section 28; "election expenses" (選舉開支), in relation to an election, has the meaning assigned to it by section 2 of the Elections (Corrupt and Illegal Conduct) Ordinance (Cap 554); (10 of 2000 s. 47) "election notice" (選舉公告) means a notice published under section 8; "elector" (選民) means any person whose name is included in the final register; "Electoral Registration Officer" (選舉登記主任) has the meaning assigned to it by section 2 of the District Councils Ordinance (Cap 547); "final register" (正式選民登記冊) means the geographical constituencies final register or, in relation to the first ordinary election, the register compiled under section 4 for that election; "geographical constituencies final register" (地方選區正式選民登記冊) means the final register of electors for geographical constituencies compiled under the Electoral Affairs Commission (Registration of Electors) (Legislative Council Geographical Constituencies) (District Council Constituencies) Regulation (Cap 541 sub. leg.) and which is in effect; (L.N. 284 of 1999) "identity card" (身分證) has the meaning assigned to it by section 1A of the Registration of Persons Ordinance (Cap 177); "identity document" (身分證明文件) has the meaning assigned to it by section 2 of the District Councils Ordinance (Cap 547); "no canvassing zone" (禁止拉票區) means an area determined under section 43 to be an area in which canvassing of votes is prohibited; "no staying zone" (禁止逗留區) means an area determined under section 43 to be an area in which staying or loitering is prohibited; "nomination form" (提名表格) means the specified form submitted for the purpose of nominating a candidate to stand for election for a constituency; "nomination period" (提名期) means, in relation to- (a) an ordinary election, the period specified under section 8(2)(b); (b) a by-election for a constituency, the period specified under section 10(5)(a); "Nominations Advisory Committee" (提名顧問委員會) means a committee appointed under the Electoral Affairs Commission (Nominations Advisory Committees (District Councils) ) Regulation (Cap 541 sub. leg.); "notice appointing the election day" (指定選舉日公告) means, in relation to an ordinary election, a notice by which a date is specified by the Chief Executive under the District Councils Ordinance (Cap 547) to hold an election to return elected members of the District Councils; "notice of nominations" (提名公告) means a notice published under section 22; "ordinary business hours" (通常辦公時間) means the hours- (a) between 9 a.m. and 12 noon on a Saturday; and (b) between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. on any other day, other than a general holiday; "polling agent" (監察投票代理人) means a person appointed as a polling agent under section 45; "polling day" (投票日) means the date on which the poll is to be held in an election; "polling hours" (投票時間) means the hours for polling appointed under section 30; "polling officer" (投票站人員) means, in relation to a polling station, the person appointed under section 37(2) as a polling officer for that polling station; "polling station" (投票站) means a place designated as a polling station under section 31; "Presiding Officer" (投票站主任) means, in relation to a polling station, the person appointed under section 37(1) as the Presiding Officer for that polling station; "principal residential address" (主要住址) means, in relation to a person, the address of the only or principal residence (within the meaning of section 28(3) of the Legislative Council Ordinance (Cap 542) ) of the person; "registered residential address" (登記住址) means, in relation to a person- (a) subject to paragraph (b), the address recorded in the particulars of that person in the final register; (b) in sections 5 and 6, the address recorded in the particulars of that person in the geographical constituencies final register; "Returning Officer" (選舉主任) has the meaning assigned to it by section 2 of the District Councils Ordinance (Cap 547); "special polling station" (特別投票站) means a polling station designated as such under section 32; "specified address" (指明地點) means, in relation to a constituency, the address specified in the relevant election notice or by-election notice as the address at which the nomination forms are to be submitted for that constituency; "specified form" (指明表格、指明格式) means, in relation to a particular purpose of this Regulation, the form specified under section 100 for that purpose; "spoilt ballot paper" (損壞的選票) means a spoilt ballot paper within the meaning of section 62; "tendered ballot paper" (重複的選票) means a tendered ballot paper within the meaning of section 60; "unused ballot paper" (未用的選票) means an unused ballot paper within the meaning of section 61; "validly nominated candidate" (獲有效提名的候選人) means- (a) subject to paragraph (b), a person whom the Returning Officer has decided under section 16 to be validly nominated; or (b) in case a declaration under section 24 or 25 is made, a person whom the Returning Officer has declared under section 24 or 25 to be validly nominated; "verification of the ballot paper account" (選票結算核實書) means a statement prepared under section 75(1)(b). (2) In this Regulation- (a) in Part II, "candidate" (候選人) includes a person who is being or has been nominated as a candidate to stand for election as an elected member; and (b) in the definition of "election advertisement" and section 103, "candidate" (候選人) includes a person who is a candidate within the meaning of paragraph (a) and a person who intends to stand for election as an elected member at an election, whether or not that person has submitted a nomination form under Part II. (3) In this Regulation, unless it is provided otherwise- (a) references to the Chief Returning Officer are to be construed, in relation to a counting station, as references to the Chief Returning Officer appointed for that counting station; and (b) references to the Returning Officer are to be construed, in relation to a constituency, as references to the Returning Officer appointed for that constituency. (4) In this Regulation, any provision which entitles or permits a candidate, an election agent, a polling agent or a counting agent to do anything in a polling station, counting station, counting zone or in relation to the counting of the votes is to be construed as entitling or permitting the candidate or the agent to do it in a polling station, counting station, counting zone or in relation to the counting of the votes for the constituency for which the candidate is standing for election or for which the agent is appointed, as the case may require. "ballot paper" (選票) "ballot paper account" (選票結算表) "by-election" (補選) "by-election notice" (補選公告) "candidate" (候選人) "Chief Returning Officer" (總選舉主任) "constituency" (選區) "counting agent" (監察點票代理人) "counting of the votes" (點票) "counting officer" (點票人員) "counting station" (點票站) "counting zone" (點票區) "District" (地方行政區) "district counting station" (分區點票站) "elected member" (民選議員) "election" (選舉) "election advertisement" (選舉廣告) "election agent" (選舉代理人) "election day" (選舉日) "election expense agent" (選舉開支代理人) "election expenses" (選舉開支) "election notice" (選舉公告) "elector" (選民) "Electoral Registration Officer" (選舉登記主任) "final register" (正式選民登記冊) "geographical constituencies final register" (地方選區正式選民登記冊) "identity card" (身分證) "identity document" (身分證明文件) "no canvassing zone" (禁止拉票區) "no staying zone" (禁止逗留區) "nomination form" (提名表格) "nomination period" (提名期) "Nominations Advisory Committee" (提名顧問委員會) "notice appointing the election day" (指定選舉日公告) "notice of nominations" (提名公告) "ordinary business hours" (通常辦公時間) "polling agent" (監察投票代理人) "polling day" (投票日) "polling hours" (投票時間) "polling officer" (投票站人員) "polling station" (投票站) "Presiding Officer" (投票站主任) "principal residential address" (主要住址) "registered residential address" (登記住址) "Returning Officer" (選舉主任) "special polling station" (特別投票站) "specified address" (指明地點) "specified form" (指明表格、指明格式) "spoilt ballot paper" (損壞的選票) "tendered ballot paper" (重複的選票) "unused ballot paper" (未用的選票) "validly nominated candidate" (獲有效提名的候選人) "verification of the ballot paper account" (選票結算核實書) "candidate" (候選人) ELECTORAL AFFAIRS COMMISSION (ELECTORAL PROCEDURE) (DISTRICT COUNCILS) REGULATION - SECT 2 Interpretation VerDate:19/11/1999 (1) In this Regulation, unless the context otherwise requires- "ballot paper" (選票) means a ballot paper to vote for a candidate standing for election for a constituency; "ballot paper account" (選票結算表) means a statement prepared under section 64; "by-election" (補選) has the meaning assigned to it by section 2 of the District Councils Ordinance (Cap 547); "by-election notice" (補選公告) means a notice published under section 10; "candidate" (候選人) means, subject to subsection (2), in relation to a particular constituency, a candidate who is validly nominated to be returned as an elected member for that constituency at an election; "Chief Returning Officer" (總選舉主任) means the Returning Officer designated as such under section 99(a); "constituency" (選區) has the meaning assigned to it by section 2 of the District Councils Ordinance (Cap 547); "counting agent" (監察點票代理人) means a person appointed as a counting agent under section 66; "counting of the votes" (點票) includes, where appropriate, the separation, sorting and counting of ballot papers; "counting officer" (點票人員) means, in relation to a counting station, a person appointed under section 67 as a counting officer for that counting station; "counting station" (點票站) means a place designated as a counting station under section 31; "counting zone" (點票區) means an area within a counting station assigned by the Chief Electoral Officer for the counting of the votes for a particular constituency; "District" (地方行政區) has the meaning assigned to it by section 2 of the District Councils Ordinance (Cap 547); "district counting station" (分區點票站) means a counting station designated as a district counting station under section 31(9); "elected member" (民選議員) has the meaning assigned to it by section 2 of the District Councils Ordinance (Cap 547); "election" (選舉) means an ordinary election or a by-election; "election advertisement" (選舉廣告) means any publicity material used or intended to be used by or on behalf of a candidate for the purpose of promoting or advertising that candidate in connection with an election; "election agent" (選舉代理人) means a person appointed as an election agent under section 26; "election day" (選舉日) means the date on which an election is to be held; "election expense agent" (選舉開支代理人) means a person authorized to incur election expenses under section 28; "election expenses" (選舉開支), in relation to an election, has the meaning assigned to it by section 2 of the Corrupt and Illegal Practices Ordinance (Cap 288); "election notice" (選舉公告) means a notice published under section 8; "elector" (選民) means any person whose name is included in the final register; "Electoral Registration Officer" (選舉登記主任) has the meaning assigned to it by section 2 of the District Councils Ordinance (Cap 547); "final register" (正式選民登記冊) means the geographical constituencies final register or, in relation to the first ordinary election, the register compiled under section 4 for that election; "geographical constituencies final register" (地方選區正式選民登記冊) means the final register of electors for geographical constituencies compiled under the Electoral Affairs Commission (Registration of Electors) (Legislative Council Geographical Constituencies) (District Council Constituencies) Regulation (Cap 541 sub. leg.) and which is in effect; (L.N. 284 of 1999) "identity card" (身分證) has the meaning assigned to it by section 1A of the Registration of Persons Ordinance (Cap 177); "identity document" (身分證明文件) has the meaning assigned to it by section 2 of the District Councils Ordinance (Cap 547); "no canvassing zone" (禁止拉票區) means an area determined under section 43 to be an area in which canvassing of votes is prohibited; "no staying zone" (禁止逗留區) means an area determined under section 43 to be an area in which staying or loitering is prohibited; "nomination form" (提名表格) means the specified form submitted for the purpose of nominating a candidate to stand for election for a constituency; "nomination period" (提名期) means, in relation to- (a) an ordinary election, the period specified under section 8(2)(b); (b) a by-election for a constituency, the period specified under section 10(5)(a); "Nominations Advisory Committee" (提名顧問委員會) means a committee appointed under the Electoral Affairs Commission (Nominations Advisory Committees (District Councils) ) Regulation (Cap 541 sub. leg.); "notice appointing the election day" (指定選舉日公告) means, in relation to an ordinary election, a notice by which a date is specified by the Chief Executive under the District Councils Ordinance (Cap 547) to hold an election to return elected members of the District Councils; "notice of nominations" (提名公告) means a notice published under section 22; "ordinary business hours" (通常辦公時間) means the hours- (a) between 9 a.m. and 12 noon on a Saturday; and (b) between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. on any other day, other than a general holiday; "polling agent" (監察投票代理人) means a person appointed as a polling agent under section 45; "polling day" (投票日) means the date on which the poll is to be held in an election; "polling hours" (投票時間) means the hours for polling appointed under section 30; "polling officer" (投票站人員) means, in relation to a polling station, the person appointed under section 37(2) as a polling officer for that polling station; "polling station" (投票站) means a place designated as a polling station under section 31; "Presiding Officer" (投票站主任) means, in relation to a polling station, the person appointed under section 37(1) as the Presiding Officer for that polling station; "principal residential address" (主要住址) means, in relation to a person, the address of the only or principal residence (within the meaning of section 28(3) of the Legislative Council Ordinance (Cap 542) ) of the person; "registered residential address" (登記住址) means, in relation to a person- (a) subject to paragraph (b), the address recorded in the particulars of that person in the final register; (b) in sections 5 and 6, the address recorded in the particulars of that person in the geographical constituencies final register; "Returning Officer" (選舉主任) has the meaning assigned to it by section 2 of the District Councils Ordinance (Cap 547); "special polling station" (特別投票站) means a polling station designated as such under section 32; "specified address" (指明地點) means, in relation to a constituency, the address specified in the relevant election notice or by-election notice as the address at which the nomination forms are to be submitted for that constituency; "specified form" (指明表格、指明格式) means, in relation to a particular purpose of this Regulation, the form specified under section 100 for that purpose; "spoilt ballot paper" (損壞的選票) means a spoilt ballot paper within the meaning of section 62; "tendered ballot paper" (重複的選票) means a tendered ballot paper within the meaning of section 60; "unused ballot paper" (未用的選票) means an unused ballot paper within the meaning of section 61; "validly nominated candidate" (獲有效提名的候選人) means- (a) subject to paragraph (b), a person whom the Returning Officer has decided under section 16 to be validly nominated; or (b) in case a declaration under section 24 or 25 is made, a person whom the Returning Officer has declared under section 24 or 25 to be validly nominated; "verification of the ballot paper account" (選票結算核實書) means a statement prepared under section 75(1)(b). (2) In this Regulation- (a) in Part II, "candidate" (候選人) includes a person who is being or has been nominated as a candidate to stand for election as an elected member; and (b) in the definition of "election advertisement" and section 103, "candidate" (候選人) includes a person who is a candidate within the meaning of paragraph (a) and a person who intends to stand for election as an elected member at an election, whether or not that person has submitted a nomination form under Part II. (3) In this Regulation, unless it is provided otherwise- (a) references to the Chief Returning Officer are to be construed, in relation to a counting station, as references to the Chief Returning Officer appointed for that counting station; and (b) references to the Returning Officer are to be construed, in relation to a constituency, as references to the Returning Officer appointed for that constituency. (4) In this Regulation, any provision which entitles or permits a candidate, an election agent, a polling agent or a counting agent to do anything in a polling station, counting station, counting zone or in relation to the counting of the votes is to be construed as entitling or permitting the candidate or the agent to do it in a polling station, counting station, counting zone or in relation to the counting of the votes for the constituency for which the candidate is standing for election or for which the agent is appointed, as the case may require. "ballot paper" (選票) "ballot paper account" (選票結算表) "by-election" (補選) "by-election notice" (補選公告) "candidate" (候選人) "Chief Returning Officer" (總選舉主任) "constituency" (選區) "counting agent" (監察點票代理人) "counting of the votes" (點票) "counting officer" (點票人員) "counting station" (點票站) "counting zone" (點票區) "District" (地方行政區) "district counting station" (分區點票站) "elected member" (民選議員) "election" (選舉) "election advertisement" (選舉廣告) "election agent" (選舉代理人) "election day" (選舉日) "election expense agent" (選舉開支代理人) "election expenses" (選舉開支) "election notice" (選舉公告) "elector" (選民) "Electoral Registration Officer" (選舉登記主任) "final register" (正式選民登記冊) "geographical constituencies final register" (地方選區正式選民登記冊) "identity card" (身分證) "identity document" (身分證明文件) "no canvassing zone" (禁止拉票區) "no staying zone" (禁止逗留區) "nomination form" (提名表格) "nomination period" (提名期) "Nominations Advisory Committee" (提名顧問委員會) "notice appointing the election day" (指定選舉日公告) "notice of nominations" (提名公告) "ordinary business hours" (通常辦公時間) "polling agent" (監察投票代理人) "polling day" (投票日) "polling hours" (投票時間) "polling officer" (投票站人員) "polling station" (投票站) "Presiding Officer" (投票站主任) "principal residential address" (主要住址) "registered residential address" (登記住址) "Returning Officer" (選舉主任) "special polling station" (特別投票站) "specified address" (指明地點) "specified form" (指明表格、指明格式) "spoilt ballot paper" (損壞的選票) "tendered ballot paper" (重複的選票) "unused ballot paper" (未用的選票) "validly nominated candidate" (獲有效提名的候選人) "verification of the ballot paper account" (選票結算核實書) "candidate" (候選人) ELECTORAL AFFAIRS COMMISSION (ELECTORAL PROCEDURE) (DISTRICT COUNCILS) REGULATION - SECT 2 Interpretation VerDate:01/08/1999 (1) In this Regulation, unless the context otherwise requires- "ballot paper" (選票) means a ballot paper to vote for a candidate standing for election for a constituency; "ballot paper account" (選票結算表) means a statement prepared under section 64; "by-election" (補選) has the meaning assigned to it by section 2 of the District Councils Ordinance (Cap 547); "by-election notice" (補選公告) means a notice published under section 10; "candidate" (候選人) means, subject to subsection (2), in relation to a particular constituency, a candidate who is validly nominated to be returned as an elected member for that constituency at an election; "Chief Returning Officer" (總選舉主任) means the Returning Officer designated as such under section 99(a); "constituency" (選區) has the meaning assigned to it by section 2 of the District Councils Ordinance (Cap 547); "counting agent" (監察點票代理人) means a person appointed as a counting agent under section 66; "counting of the votes" (點票) includes, where appropriate, the separation, sorting and counting of ballot papers; "counting officer" (點票人員) means, in relation to a counting station, a person appointed under section 67 as a counting officer for that counting station; "counting station" (點票站) means a place designated as a counting station under section 31; "counting zone" (點票區) means an area within a counting station assigned by the Chief Electoral Officer for the counting of the votes for a particular constituency; "District" (地方行政區) has the meaning assigned to it by section 2 of the District Councils Ordinance (Cap 547); "district counting station" (分區點票站) means a counting station designated as a district counting station under section 31(9); "elected member" (民選議員) has the meaning assigned to it by section 2 of the District Councils Ordinance (Cap 547); "election" (選舉) means an ordinary election or a by-election; "election advertisement" (選舉廣告) means any publicity material used or intended to be used by or on behalf of a candidate for the purpose of promoting or advertising that candidate in connection with an election; "election agent" (選舉代理人) means a person appointed as an election agent under section 26; "election day" (選舉日) means the date on which an election is to be held; "election expense agent" (選舉開支代理人) means a person authorized to incur election expenses under section 28; "election expenses" (選舉開支), in relation to an election, has the meaning assigned to it by section 2 of the Corrupt and Illegal Practices Ordinance (Cap 288); "election notice" (選舉公告) means a notice published under section 8; "elector" (選民) means any person whose name is included in the final register; "Electoral Registration Officer" (選舉登記主任) has the meaning assigned to it by section 2 of the District Councils Ordinance (Cap 547); "final register" (正式選民登記冊) means the geographical constituencies final register or, in relation to the first ordinary election, the register compiled under section 4 for that election; "geographical constituencies final register" (地方選區正式選民登記冊) means the final register of electors for geographical constituencies compiled under the Electoral Affairs Commission (Registration of Electors) (Geographical Constituencies) (Legislative Council) Regulation (Cap 541 sub. leg.) and which is in effect; "identity card" (身分證) has the meaning assigned to it by section 1A of the Registration of Persons Ordinance (Cap 177); "identity document" (身分證明文件) has the meaning assigned to it by section 2 of the District Councils Ordinance (Cap 547); "no canvassing zone" (禁止拉票區) means an area determined under section 43 to be an area in which canvassing of votes is prohibited; "no staying zone" (禁止逗留區) means an area determined under section 43 to be an area in which staying or loitering is prohibited; "nomination form" (提名表格) means the specified form submitted for the purpose of nominating a candidate to stand for election for a constituency; "nomination period" (提名期) means, in relation to- (a) an ordinary election, the period specified under section 8(2)(b); (b) a by-election for a constituency, the period specified under section 10(5)(a); "Nominations Advisory Committee" (提名顧問委員會) means a committee appointed under the Electoral Affairs Commission (Nominations Advisory Committees (District Councils) ) Regulation (Cap 541 sub. leg.); "notice appointing the election day" (指定選舉日公告) means, in relation to an ordinary election, a notice by which a date is specified by the Chief Executive under the District Councils Ordinance (Cap 547) to hold an election to return elected members of the District Councils; "notice of nominations" (提名公告) means a notice published under section 22; "ordinary business hours" (通常辦公時間) means the hours- (a) between 9 a.m. and 12 noon on a Saturday; and (b) between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. on any other day, other than a general holiday; "polling agent" (監察投票代理人) means a person appointed as a polling agent under section 45; "polling day" (投票日) means the date on which the poll is to be held in an election; "polling hours" (投票時間) means the hours for polling appointed under section 30; "polling officer" (投票站人員) means, in relation to a polling station, the person appointed under section 37(2) as a polling officer for that polling station; "polling station" (投票站) means a place designated as a polling station under section 31; "Presiding Officer" (投票站主任) means, in relation to a polling station, the person appointed under section 37(1) as the Presiding Officer for that polling station; "principal residential address" (主要住址) means, in relation to a person, the address of the only or principal residence (within the meaning of section 28(3) of the Legislative Council Ordinance (Cap 542) ) of the person; "registered residential address" (登記住址) means, in relation to a person- (a) subject to paragraph (b), the address recorded in the particulars of that person in the final register; (b) in sections 5 and 6, the address recorded in the particulars of that person in the geographical constituencies final register; "Returning Officer" (選舉主任) has the meaning assigned to it by section 2 of the District Councils Ordinance (Cap 547); "special polling station" (特別投票站) means a polling station designated as such under section 32; "specified address" (指明地點) means, in relation to a constituency, the address specified in the relevant election notice or by-election notice as the address at which the nomination forms are to be submitted for that constituency; "specified form" (指明表格、指明格式) means, in relation to a particular purpose of this Regulation, the form specified under section 100 for that purpose; "spoilt ballot paper" (損壞的選票) means a spoilt ballot paper within the meaning of section 62; "tendered ballot paper" (重複的選票) means a tendered ballot paper within the meaning of section 60; "unused ballot paper" (未用的選票) means an unused ballot paper within the meaning of section 61; "validly nominated candidate" (獲有效提名的候選人) means- (a) subject to paragraph (b), a person whom the Returning Officer has decided under section 16 to be validly nominated; or (b) in case a declaration under section 24 or 25 is made, a person whom the Returning Officer has declared under section 24 or 25 to be validly nominated; "verification of the ballot paper account" (選票結算核實書) means a statement prepared under section 75(1)(b). (2) In this Regulation- (a) in Part II, "candidate" (候選人) includes a person who is being or has been nominated as a candidate to stand for election as an elected member; and (b) in the definition of "election advertisement" and section 103, "candidate" (候選人) includes a person who is a candidate within the meaning of paragraph (a) and a person who intends to stand for election as an elected member at an election, whether or not that person has submitted a nomination form under Part II. (3) In this Regulation, unless it is provided otherwise- (a) references to the Chief Returning Officer are to be construed, in relation to a counting station, as references to the Chief Returning Officer appointed for that counting station; and (b) references to the Returning Officer are to be construed, in relation to a constituency, as references to the Returning Officer appointed for that constituency. (4) In this Regulation, any provision which entitles or permits a candidate, an election agent, a polling agent or a counting agent to do anything in a polling station, counting station, counting zone or in relation to the counting of the votes is to be construed as entitling or permitting the candidate or the agent to do it in a polling station, counting station, counting zone or in relation to the counting of the votes for the constituency for which the candidate is standing for election or for which the agent is appointed, as the case may require. "ballot paper" (選票) "ballot paper account" (選票結算表) "by-election" (補選) "by-election notice" (補選公告) "candidate" (候選人) "Chief Returning Officer" (總選舉主任) "constituency" (選區) "counting agent" (監察點票代理人) "counting of the votes" (點票) "counting officer" (點票人員) "counting station" (點票站) "counting zone" (點票區) "District" (地方行政區) "district counting station" (分區點票站) "elected member" (民選議員) "election" (選舉) "election advertisement" (選舉廣告) "election agent" (選舉代理人) "election day" (選舉日) "election expense agent" (選舉開支代理人) "election expenses" (選舉開支) "election notice" (選舉公告) "elector" (選民) "Electoral Registration Officer" (選舉登記主任) "final register" (正式選民登記冊) "geographical constituencies final register" (地方選區正式選民登記冊) "identity card" (身分證) "identity document" (身分證明文件) "no canvassing zone" (禁止拉票區) "no staying zone" (禁止逗留區) "nomination form" (提名表格) "nomination period" (提名期) "Nominations Advisory Committee" (提名顧問委員會) "notice appointing the election day" (指定選舉日公告) "notice of nominations" (提名公告) "ordinary business hours" (通常辦公時間) "polling agent" (監察投票代理人) "polling day" (投票日) "polling hours" (投票時間) "polling officer" (投票站人員) "polling station" (投票站) "Presiding Officer" (投票站主任) "principal residential address" (主要住址) "registered residential address" (登記住址) "Returning Officer" (選舉主任) "special polling station" (特別投票站) "specified address" (指明地點) "specified form" (指明表格、指明格式) "spoilt ballot paper" (損壞的選票) "tendered ballot paper" (重複的選票) "unused ballot paper" (未用的選票) "validly nominated candidate" (獲有效提名的候選人) "verification of the ballot paper account" (選票結算核實書) "candidate" (候選人) ELECTORAL AFFAIRS COMMISSION (ELECTORAL PROCEDURE) (DISTRICT COUNCILS) REGULATION - SECT 3 Application VerDate:01/08/1999 (1) Except where otherwise stated, this Regulation applies to an ordinary election and a by-election. (2) In their application to a by-election, Parts III and IV are to be read subject to necessary modifications. (3) Schedule 1 applies to an ordinary election and a by-election. ELECTORAL AFFAIRS COMMISSION (ELECTORAL PROCEDURE) (DISTRICT COUNCILS) REGULATION - SECT 4 Electoral Registration Officer to compile register for the first ordinary election VerDate:01/08/1999 PART II STAGES OF AN ELECTION BEFORE THE POLL: ORDINARY ELECTION AND BY-ELECTIONS Division 1: Publication of Register for the First Ordinary Election The Electoral Registration Officer must, not later than 2 months before the date of the first ordinary election, compile a register for that election on the basis of the geographical constituencies final register which is currently in effect. ELECTORAL AFFAIRS COMMISSION (ELECTORAL PROCEDURE) (DISTRICT COUNCILS) REGULATION - SECT 5 Form of register VerDate:01/08/1999 (1) The register compiled under section 4 is to be divided into sections by reference to Districts so that there is a separate section in the register for each District. (2) Each section of the register must be further divided into parts corresponding to the constituencies for the District so that there is a separate part for each constituency. (3) An entry in the register relating to an elector must show the name and the registered residential address of that elector. (4) The arrangement of the entries for each constituency must be as follows- (a) the names of the electors in Chinese, arranged according to the number of strokes of the Chinese characters of their respective surnames, are to be recorded first; (b) the names of the electors in English, arranged according to the alphabetical order of their respective surnames, must follow the entries at paragraph (a). ELECTORAL AFFAIRS COMMISSION (ELECTORAL PROCEDURE) (DISTRICT COUNCILS) REGULATION - SECT 6 Electoral Registration Officer to determine the part in which an elector's name is to be recorded VerDate:01/08/1999 (1) The Electoral Registration Officer must, having regard to the constituency allocated to an elector under section 31 of the District Councils Ordinance (Cap 547), determine the appropriate part of the register compiled under section 4 in which to record the elector's name and registered residential address. When the part is so determined, the Electoral Registration Officer must record the elector's name and registered residential address in that part according to section 5(3) and (4). (2) The Electoral Registration Officer must inform an elector in writing of the section and part in which that elector's name and registered residential address are recorded. ELECTORAL AFFAIRS COMMISSION (ELECTORAL PROCEDURE) (DISTRICT COUNCILS) REGULATION - SECT 7 Electoral Registration Officer to publish notice of the register and to make the register available for public inspection VerDate:01/08/1999 (1) The Electoral Registration Officer must, as soon as practicable after the register for the first ordinary election is compiled under section 4, publish in the Gazette and at least one Chinese language daily newspaper and one English language daily newspaper, in circulation in Hong Kong, a notice which complies with subsection (2). (2) A notice under subsection (1) must specify- (a) that a copy of the register is available for public inspection during ordinary business hours; and (b) the place or places at which a copy of the register may be inspected by the public. (3) The Electoral Registration Officer must make available for public inspection, a copy of the register at the place or places specified in the notice during ordinary business hours. (4) The Electoral Registration Officer may make available for public inspection, a copy of a specific part of the register at a place additional to the place or places specified in the notice published under this section. The Electoral Registration Officer may determine the period during which and the times at which it may be so inspected. (5) The Electoral Registration Officer may require a person who wishes to inspect a copy of the register or any part of it to produce to that Officer his or her identity document and to complete a form furnished by that Officer. (6) Publication of a notice under subsection (1) is to be treated as the publication of the register for the purposes of section 31(1)(b) of the District Councils Ordinance (Cap 547). ELECTORAL AFFAIRS COMMISSION (ELECTORAL PROCEDURE) (DISTRICT COUNCILS) REGULATION - SECT 8 Chief Electoral Officer to publish a notice specifying a period and place for submitting nomination forms VerDate:01/08/1999 Division 2: Nominations (1) As soon as practicable after the publication of the notice appointing the election day, the Chief Electoral Officer must publish in the Gazette a notice which complies with subsection (2). (2) A notice under subsection (1) must state, in relation to each constituency- (a) the name of the constituency, the name of the relevant District, and that one elected member is to be returned for that constituency; (b) the period within which nomination forms for the constituency are to be submitted to the Returning Officer; (c) the address at which nomination forms are to be submitted; (d) that nomination forms must be submitted during ordinary business hours; (e) the date on which the election is to be held; and (f) that a poll will be held on the date referred to in paragraph (e) if there is more than one validly nominated candidate for that constituency. ELECTORAL AFFAIRS COMMISSION (ELECTORAL PROCEDURE) (DISTRICT COUNCILS) REGULATION - SECT 9 Chief Electoral Officer to determine nomination period VerDate:01/08/1999 (1) Subject to subsections (2) and (3), the nomination period is to be determined by the Chief Electoral Officer. (2) The nomination period must not begin earlier than the date on which the relevant election notice is published in the Gazette. The nomination period must not be less than 14 days or more than 21 days. (3) The nomination period must end not less than 28 days and not more than 42 days before the date on which the relevant election is to be held. ELECTORAL AFFAIRS COMMISSION (ELECTORAL PROCEDURE) (DISTRICT COUNCILS) REGULATION - SECT 10 Chief Electoral Officer to publish by-election notice if a by-election is to be held under section 33 of the District Councils Ordinance VerDate:01/08/1999 (1) Subject to section 33(2) of the District Councils Ordinance (Cap 547), as soon as practicable after a declaration referred to in section 33(1) of that Ordinance is made, in order to hold a by-election for the purposes of that section 33(1), the Chief Electoral Officer must publish in the Gazette a notice in accordance with this section. (2) The by-election notice must state, in relation to each constituency for which the by-election is to be held, the name of the constituency, the name of the relevant District, and that one elected member is to be returned for the constituency at the by-election. (3) The by-election notice must state the date on which the by-election is to be held. (4) The by-election notice must also state that a poll will be held on the date referred to in subsection (3) if there is more than one validly nominated candidate for the constituency. (5) The by-election notice must also state- (a) the period within which nomination forms for the by-election are to be submitted to the Returning Officer; (b) the address at which nomination forms are to be submitted; and (c) that nomination forms must be submitted during ordinary business hours. ELECTORAL AFFAIRS COMMISSION (ELECTORAL PROCEDURE) (DISTRICT COUNCILS) REGULATION - SECT 11 Election notice to be in the specified form VerDate:01/08/1999 An election notice or a by-election notice must be in the specified form. ELECTORAL AFFAIRS COMMISSION (ELECTORAL PROCEDURE) (DISTRICT COUNCILS) REGULATION - SECT 12 How to nominate a candidate for a constituency VerDate:21/07/2003 (1) A person is to be nominated as a candidate by submitting to the Returning Officer a nomination form which complies with this section. (2) The nomination form must be submitted in accordance with this section. (3) The nomination form must be in the specified form and subscribed in accordance with the District Councils (Subscribers and Election Deposit for Nomination) Regulation (Cap 547 sub. leg. A). (4) The candidate must make the declaration required by section 34(1)(b) of the District Councils Ordinance (Cap 547) in the appropriate place on the nomination form. (5) The nomination form must contain a declaration by the candidate to the effect that he or she- (a) is eligible to be nominated as a candidate; (b) is not disqualified from being so nominated; and (c) consents to being so nominated. (6) The nomination form- (a) must contain the name of the candidate as shown on the candidate's identity document (being the identity document based on which the particulars of the candidate are recorded in the final register) and, if the Returning Officer is satisfied that the candidate is usually known by a name different from that shown on the candidate's identity document, may include that different name of the candidate; and (b) must also contain the identity document number and principal residential address of the candidate. (7) The nomination form must be signed by the candidate in each place the candidate's signature is required on that form. (8) The nomination form must be signed by each subscriber. It must contain the name and identity document number of each subscriber. (L.N. 125 of 2003) (9) The nomination form must contain other particulars (if any) required to be furnished on that form. (10) The Returning Officer may require a candidate to furnish any other information that Officer considers appropriate in order to be satisfied- (a) that he or she is eligible to be nominated as a candidate for a constituency; or (b) as to the validity of the nomination. (11) Only one person can be nominated by one nomination form. (12) The nomination form must be submitted to the Returning Officer within the nomination period at the specified address. (13) The nomination form must be submitted by the candidate in person or in any other manner authorized by the Chief Electoral Officer. ELECTORAL AFFAIRS COMMISSION (ELECTORAL PROCEDURE) (DISTRICT COUNCILS) REGULATION - SECT 12 How to nominate a candidate for a constituency VerDate:01/08/1999 (1) A person is to be nominated as a candidate by submitting to the Returning Officer a nomination form which complies with this section. (2) The nomination form must be submitted in accordance with this section. (3) The nomination form must be in the specified form and subscribed in accordance with the District Councils (Subscribers and Election Deposit for Nomination) Regulation (Cap 547 sub. leg.). (4) The candidate must make the declaration required by section 34(1)(b) of the District Councils Ordinance (Cap 547) in the appropriate place on the nomination form. (5) The nomination form must contain a declaration by the candidate to the effect that he or she- (a) is eligible to be nominated as a candidate; (b) is not disqualified from being so nominated; and (c) consents to being so nominated. (6) The nomination form- (a) must contain the name of the candidate as shown on the candidate's identity document (being the identity document based on which the particulars of the candidate are recorded in the final register) and, if the Returning Officer is satisfied that the candidate is usually known by a name different from that shown on the candidate's identity document, may include that different name of the candidate; and (b) must also contain the identity document number and principal residential address of the candidate. (7) The nomination form must be signed by the candidate in each place the candidate's signature is required on that form. (8) The nomination form must be signed by each subscriber. It must contain the name, identity document number and registered residential address of each subscriber. (9) The nomination form must contain other particulars (if any) required to be furnished on that form. (10) The Returning Officer may require a candidate to furnish any other information that Officer considers appropriate in order to be satisfied- (a) that he or she is eligible to be nominated as a candidate for a constituency; or (b) as to the validity of the nomination. (11) Only one person can be nominated by one nomination form. (12) The nomination form must be submitted to the Returning Officer within the nomination period at the specified address. (13) The nomination form must be submitted by the candidate in person or in any other manner authorized by the Chief Electoral Officer. ELECTORAL AFFAIRS COMMISSION (ELECTORAL PROCEDURE) (DISTRICT COUNCILS) REGULATION - SECT 13 Returning Officer may assist in preparation of nomination forms VerDate:01/08/1999 The Returning Officer may, at the request of a person who proposes to be nominated as a candidate, give assistance in preparing a nomination form. ELECTORAL AFFAIRS COMMISSION (ELECTORAL PROCEDURE) (DISTRICT COUNCILS) REGULATION - SECT 14 Returning Officer to make available copies of nomination forms for public inspection VerDate:01/08/1999 The Returning Officer must make available for inspection by the public, at the specified address, during ordinary business hours, a copy of each nomination form received by that Officer. A nomination form must be made so available as soon as practicable after it is received by the Returning Officer and until the relevant notice of election result is published under section 46 of the District Councils Ordinance (Cap 547). ELECTORAL AFFAIRS COMMISSION (ELECTORAL PROCEDURE) (DISTRICT COUNCILS) REGULATION - SECT 15 Returning Officer not to accept nomination form without deposit and to issue receipt for deposit VerDate:01/08/1999 (1) The Returning Officer may accept a nomination form only if it is accompanied by the appropriate deposit. (2) When the Returning Officer receives the appropriate deposit, that Officer must issue a receipt for the amount of the deposit. (3) In this section and section 16 "appropriate deposit" (適當的按金) means the amount of deposit to be lodged under the District Councils (Subscribers and Election Deposit for Nomination) Regulation (Cap 547 sub. leg. A). "appropriate deposit" (適當的按金) ELECTORAL AFFAIRS COMMISSION (ELECTORAL PROCEDURE) (DISTRICT COUNCILS) REGULATION - SECT 16 Returning Officer to decide whether candidates are validly nominated VerDate:01/08/1999 (1) The Returning Officer must, as soon as practicable after receiving a nomination form, decide whether a candidate is validly nominated. (2) If sections 20, 21 and 34 of the District Councils Ordinance (Cap 547) and section 12 are complied with, the candidate stands validly nominated unless- (a) the Returning Officer decides that the nomination form is invalid; or (b) the candidate withdraws his or her candidature. (3) Without prejudice to sections 20, 21 and 34 of the District Councils Ordinance (Cap 547), the Returning Officer may decide that a nomination form is invalid if and only if- (a) the nomination form has not been signed by the prescribed number of subscribers qualified to subscribe to the nomination form under the District Councils (Subscribers and Election Deposit for Nomination) Regulation (Cap 547 sub. leg. A); (b) the nomination form has not been completed or signed as required under this Regulation; (c) the Returning Officer is satisfied that the candidate is not eligible to be or is disqualified from being nominated as a candidate under the District Councils Ordinance (Cap 547); (d) the candidate has been nominated for another constituency in the same election, and the Returning Officer is satisfied that the other candidature has not been withdrawn; (e) the candidate has not lodged the appropriate deposit; or (f) the Returning Officer is satisfied that the candidate is dead. (4) In this section "prescribed number" (訂明數目) means the number of subscribers required to subscribe to the nomination form under the District Councils (Subscribers and Election Deposit for Nomination) Regulation (Cap 547 sub. leg. A). "prescribed number" (訂明數目) ELECTORAL AFFAIRS COMMISSION (ELECTORAL PROCEDURE) (DISTRICT COUNCILS) REGULATION - SECT 17 Returning Officer to have regard to advice of Nominations Advisory Committee VerDate:01/08/1999 In deciding under section 16 whether a person is eligible to be or is disqualified from being nominated as a candidate, the Returning Officer must have regard to- (a) the advice given by a Nominations Advisory Committee on an application, if any, made by the Returning Officer regarding that person under the Electoral Affairs Commission (Nominations Advisory Committees (District Councils)) Regulation (Cap 541 sub. leg. E); or (b) the advice given by a Nominations Advisory Committee on an application, if any, made by that person to the Nominations Advisory Committee under that Regulation or, if advice has not been given, the result of the application. ELECTORAL AFFAIRS COMMISSION (ELECTORAL PROCEDURE) (DISTRICT COUNCILS) REGULATION - SECT 18 Returning Officer may give opportunity to rectify a nomination form VerDate:01/08/1999 (1) If the Returning Officer detects on a nomination form- (a) an error or what appears to that Officer to be an error, or an omission, which may amount to a ground for deciding that the nomination form is invalid; or (b) anything which may affect the validity of the nomination form, and the Returning Officer considers that it can be rectified within the nomination period, that Officer may, before making a decision under section 16, give the candidate a reasonable opportunity to rectify it. (2) A nomination form cannot be rectified under this section after the expiry of the nomination period. ELECTORAL AFFAIRS COMMISSION (ELECTORAL PROCEDURE) (DISTRICT COUNCILS) REGULATION - SECT 19 Returning Officer to endorse invalid nomination forms VerDate:01/08/1999 (1) If the Returning Officer decides that a nomination form or the nomination of a candidate is invalid, that Officer must endorse on the nomination form the decision and the reasons for it. (2) The Returning Officer must sign an endorsement under subsection (1). (3) The Returning Officer must send a notice of a decision that a person is validly nominated or is not validly nominated to the person concerned and each validly nominated candidate for the constituency concerned. (4) A notice under subsection (3) must be sent to the principal residential address of the candidate as given on the nomination form. ELECTORAL AFFAIRS COMMISSION (ELECTORAL PROCEDURE) (DISTRICT COUNCILS) REGULATION - SECT 20 How a nominated candidate is to withdraw from candidature VerDate:01/08/1999 (1) A withdrawal of candidature for the purposes of section 35 of the District Councils Ordinance (Cap 547) is to be effected by giving a notice of withdrawal to the Returning Officer in accordance with subsection (2). (2) The following applies to a notice of withdrawal- (a) the notice must be in the specified form; (b) the signature of the candidate on the notice must be attested by a witness; (c) the notice must be delivered to the Returning Officer by the candidate in person or the candidate's election agent in person; and (d) the notice must be so delivered at the specified address. ELECTORAL AFFAIRS COMMISSION (ELECTORAL PROCEDURE) (DISTRICT COUNCILS) REGULATION - SECT 21 No nomination for more than one constituency VerDate:01/08/1999 (1) A person cannot be nominated as a candidate in an election for more than one constituency. (2) A person who wishes to be nominated as a candidate in the same election for a constituency other than the constituency for which he or she has for the time being submitted a nomination form ("first constituency") must, before he or she submits a nomination form for that other constituency, withdraw his or her candidature for the first constituency, in accordance with section 20, and declare in the nomination form for that other constituency that his or her candidature for the first constituency has been withdrawn. ELECTORAL AFFAIRS COMMISSION (ELECTORAL PROCEDURE) (DISTRICT COUNCILS) REGULATION - SECT 22 Returning Officer to publish a notice of particulars of validly nominated candidates VerDate:01/08/1999 (1) The Returning Officer must, within 14 days of the expiry of the nomination period, publish a notice in the Gazette which complies with this section. (2) A notice referred to in subsection (1) must be published for all constituencies. (3) For the purposes of subsection (2), a separate notice may be published for each constituency or one notice may be published for all the constituencies in one District, or one notice may be published for all the constituencies. (4) A notice published for a constituency must state- (a) the name and the principal residential address of each validly nominated candidate for that constituency; and (b) the number allocated to each candidate under section 52(4). (5) A notice under this section must be in the specified form. (6) If one notice is to be published for more than one constituency under this section, the notice is to be published by the Returning Officer specified for the purpose by the Chief Electoral Officer. ELECTORAL AFFAIRS COMMISSION (ELECTORAL PROCEDURE) (DISTRICT COUNCILS) REGULATION - SECT 23 Returning Officer to publish a notice for the purposes of section 39(1) of the District Councils Ordinance VerDate:01/08/1999 (1) If only one candidate has been validly nominated for a particular constituency, the Returning Officer must, in the notice published for that constituency under section 22 or in a separate notice, declare, for the purposes of section 39(1) of the District Councils Ordinance (Cap 547), the candidate as being duly elected as an elected member for that constituency. (2) A separate notice under subsection (1) must- (a) be published in the Gazette within 14 days of the expiry of the nomination period; (b) state the name and the principal residential address of the candidate declared to be duly elected as an elected member; and (c) be in the specified form. ELECTORAL AFFAIRS COMMISSION (ELECTORAL PROCEDURE) (DISTRICT COUNCILS) REGULATION - SECT 24 Returning Officer to notify and declare if a validly nominated candidate is proved to have died VerDate:01/09/2007 Returning Officer to notify and declare if a validly nominated candidate is proved to have died (L.N. 79 of 2007) (1) If the death of a candidate is proved to the satisfaction of the Returning Officer before the election day but after that Officer has decided that the candidate is validly nominated, that Officer must notify the Chief Electoral Officer as soon as possible. (L.N. 79 of 2007) (2) The Returning Officer must, as soon as practicable, declare that the candidate has died. That Officer must further declare which candidates are validly nominated for election for the relevant constituency. (3) A declaration under subsection (2) must be made- (a) by notice published in the Gazette; (b) by notice published in any daily newspaper in circulation in Hong Kong; (c) by a public announcement made by radio or television; or (d) by such other means as the Returning Officer considers appropriate in the circumstances. (4) A notice under subsection (3)(a) or (b) must state- (a) the name and the principal residential address of the deceased candidate; (b) the name of the constituency and the name of the relevant District; and (c) the name and the principal residential address of each candidate that remains validly nominated for that constituency. (5) A public announcement under subsection (3)(c) must state- (a) the name of the deceased candidate; (b) the name of the constituency and the name of the relevant District; and (c) the name of each candidate that remains validly nominated for that constituency. (6) The Returning Officer must endorse on the nomination form of the deceased candidate that the candidate has died. The Returning Officer must sign the endorsement. (7) The Returning Officer must, if practicable, send a notice of the declaration under subsection (2) to each of the candidates that remains validly nominated for the constituency concerned to replace the notice under section 19(3). (8) On polling day, the Returning Officer may, where that Officer considers appropriate, display a notice which complies with subsection (4) in a prominent place outside each polling station for the constituency concerned. (9) If, after the death of a candidate, only one candidate remains validly nominated for the constituency concerned, the Returning Officer must, by such means as that Officer considers appropriate in the circumstances, declare that no poll is to be held for that constituency. The Returning Officer must in the notice under subsection (3)(a), if any, or in a separate notice declare, for the purposes of section 39(1) of the District Councils Ordinance (Cap 547), the remaining candidate as being duly elected as an elected member for that constituency. (10) A separate notice under subsection (9) must- (a) be published in the Gazette as soon as practicable; (b) state the name and the principal residential address of the candidate declared to be duly elected as an elected member; and (c) be in the specified form. ELECTORAL AFFAIRS COMMISSION (ELECTORAL PROCEDURE) (DISTRICT COUNCILS) REGULATION - SECT 24 Returning Officer to declare if a validly nominated candidate is known to have died VerDate:01/08/1999 (1) If the death of a candidate comes to the knowledge of the Returning Officer before the election day but after that Officer has decided that the candidate is validly nominated, that Officer must notify the Chief Electoral Officer as soon as possible. (2) The Returning Officer must, as soon as practicable, declare that the candidate has died. That Officer must further declare which candidates are validly nominated for election for the relevant constituency. (3) A declaration under subsection (2) must be made- (a) by notice published in the Gazette; (b) by notice published in any daily newspaper in circulation in Hong Kong; (c) by a public announcement made by radio or television; or (d) by such other means as the Returning Officer considers appropriate in the circumstances. (4) A notice under subsection (3)(a) or (b) must state- (a) the name and the principal residential address of the deceased candidate; (b) the name of the constituency and the name of the relevant District; and (c) the name and the principal residential address of each candidate that remains validly nominated for that constituency. (5) A public announcement under subsection (3)(c) must state- (a) the name of the deceased candidate; (b) the name of the constituency and the name of the relevant District; and (c) the name of each candidate that remains validly nominated for that constituency. (6) The Returning Officer must endorse on the nomination form of the deceased candidate that the candidate has died. The Returning Officer must sign the endorsement. (7) The Returning Officer must, if practicable, send a notice of the declaration under subsection (2) to each of the candidates that remains validly nominated for the constituency concerned to replace the notice under section 19(3). (8) On polling day, the Returning Officer may, where that Officer considers appropriate, display a notice which complies with subsection (4) in a prominent place outside each polling station for the constituency concerned. (9) If, after the death of a candidate, only one candidate remains validly nominated for the constituency concerned, the Returning Officer must, by such means as that Officer considers appropriate in the circumstances, declare that no poll is to be held for that constituency. The Returning Officer must in the notice under subsection (3)(a), if any, or in a separate notice declare, for the purposes of section 39(1) of the District Councils Ordinance (Cap 547), the remaining candidate as being duly elected as an elected member for that constituency. (10) A separate notice under subsection (9) must- (a) be published in the Gazette as soon as practicable; (b) state the name and the principal residential address of the candidate declared to be duly elected as an elected member; and (c) be in the specified form. ELECTORAL AFFAIRS COMMISSION (ELECTORAL PROCEDURE) (DISTRICT COUNCILS) REGULATION - SECT 25 Returning Officer to vary decision if a validly nominated candidate is proved to be disqualified VerDate:01/09/2007 Returning Officer to vary decision if a validly nominated candidate is proved to be disqualified (L.N. 79 of 2007) (1) If the disqualification of a candidate is proved to the satisfaction of the Returning Officer before the election day but after that Officer has decided that the candidate is validly nominated, that Officer must notify the Chief Electoral Officer as soon as possible. (L.N. 79 of 2007) (2) The Returning Officer must, as soon as practicable, declare that the Officer's decision under section 16 is varied to the effect that the candidate is not validly nominated. That Officer must further declare which candidates are validly nominated for election for the relevant constituency. (3) A declaration under subsection (2) must be made- (a) by notice published in the Gazette; (b) by notice published in any daily newspaper in circulation in Hong Kong; (c) by a public announcement made by radio or television; or (d) by such other means as the Returning Officer considers appropriate in the circumstances. (4) A notice under subsection (3)(a) or (b) must state- (a) the name and the principal residential address of the disqualified candidate; (b) the name of the constituency and the name of the relevant District; (c) that the decision of the Returning Officer under section 16 has been varied to the effect that the candidate is not validly nominated; and (d) the name and the principal residential address of each candidate that remains validly nominated for that constituency. (5) A public announcement under subsection (3)(c) must state- (a) the name of the disqualified candidate; (b) the name of the constituency and the name of the relevant District; and (c) the name of each candidate that remains validly nominated for that constituency. (6) The Returning Officer must endorse on the nomination form of the disqualified candidate that the Officer's decision under section 16 in relation to that candidate is varied and the reasons for it. The Returning Officer must sign the endorsement. (7) The Returning Officer must, if practicable, send a notice of the declaration under subsection (2) to the disqualified candidate and each of the candidates that remains validly nominated for the constituency concerned to replace the notice under section 19(3). (8) On polling day, the Returning Officer may, where that Officer considers appropriate, display a notice which complies with subsection (4) in a prominent place outside each polling station for the constituency concerned. (9) If, after the disqualification of a candidate, only one candidate remains validly nominated for the constituency concerned, the Returning Officer must, by such means as that Officer considers appropriate in the circumstances, declare that no poll is to be held for that constituency. The Returning Officer must in the notice under subsection (3)(a), if any, or in a separate notice declare, for the purposes of section 39(1) of the District Councils Ordinance (Cap 547), the remaining candidate as being duly elected as an elected member for that constituency. (10) A separate notice under subsection (9) must- (a) be published in the Gazette as soon as practicable; (b) state the name and the principal residential address of the candidate declared to be duly elected as an elected member; and (c) be in the specified form. ELECTORAL AFFAIRS COMMISSION (ELECTORAL PROCEDURE) (DISTRICT COUNCILS) REGULATION - SECT 25 Returning Officer to vary decision if a validly nominated candidate is known to be disqualified VerDate:01/08/1999 (1) If the disqualification of a candidate comes to the knowledge of the Returning Officer before the election day but after that Officer has decided that the candidate is validly nominated, that Officer must notify the Chief Electoral Officer as soon as possible. (2) The Returning Officer must, as soon as practicable, declare that the Officer's decision under section 16 is varied to the effect that the candidate is not validly nominated. That Officer must further declare which candidates are validly nominated for election for the relevant constituency. (3) A declaration under subsection (2) must be made- (a) by notice published in the Gazette; (b) by notice published in any daily newspaper in circulation in Hong Kong; (c) by a public announcement made by radio or television; or (d) by such other means as the Returning Officer considers appropriate in the circumstances. (4) A notice under subsection (3)(a) or (b) must state- (a) the name and the principal residential address of the disqualified candidate; (b) the name of the constituency and the name of the relevant District; (c) that the decision of the Returning Officer under section 16 has been varied to the effect that the candidate is not validly nominated; and (d) the name and the principal residential address of each candidate that remains validly nominated for that constituency. (5) A public announcement under subsection (3)(c) must state- (a) the name of the disqualified candidate; (b) the name of the constituency and the name of the relevant District; and (c) the name of each candidate that remains validly nominated for that constituency. (6) The Returning Officer must endorse on the nomination form of the disqualified candidate that the Officer's decision under section 16 in relation to that candidate is varied and the reasons for it. The Returning Officer must sign the endorsement. (7) The Returning Officer must, if practicable, send a notice of the declaration under subsection (2) to the disqualified candidate and each of the candidates that remains validly nominated for the constituency concerned to replace the notice under section 19(3). (8) On polling day, the Returning Officer may, where that Officer considers appropriate, display a notice which complies with subsection (4) in a prominent place outside each polling station for the constituency concerned. (9) If, after the disqualification of a candidate, only one candidate remains validly nominated for the constituency concerned, the Returning Officer must, by such means as that Officer considers appropriate in the circumstances, declare that no poll is to be held for that constituency. The Returning Officer must in the notice under subsection (3)(a), if any, or in a separate notice declare, for the purposes of section 39(1) of the District Councils Ordinance (Cap 547), the remaining candidate as being duly elected as an elected member for that constituency. (10) A separate notice under subsection (9) must- (a) be published in the Gazette as soon as practicable; (b) state the name and the principal residential address of the candidate declared to be duly elected as an elected member; and (c) be in the specified form. ELECTORAL AFFAIRS COMMISSION (ELECTORAL PROCEDURE) (DISTRICT COUNCILS) REGULATION - SECT 26 A candidate may appoint election agent VerDate:01/08/1999 Division 3: Election Agents and Election Expense Agents (1) A candidate may appoint one person as his or her election agent. (2) Only a person who is a holder of an identity card and has attained the age of 18 years may be appointed as an election agent. (3) A candidate must give notice of appointment of his or her election agent to the Returning Officer. (4) The appointment of an election agent is not effective until notice of the appointment is received by the Returning Officer. (5) A notice for the purposes of this section must be in writing and state the name, identity card number and residential address of the election agent. (6) The notice must be signed by the candidate. (7) A candidate cannot have more than one election agent at any one time. (8) If the appointment of an election agent is revoked, the candidate must give notice of the revocation to the Returning Officer as soon as possible. (9) A notice of revocation must be in writing and be signed by the candidate. (10) The revocation of the appointment of an election agent is not effective until notice of revocation is received by the Returning Officer. (11) If at any time an election agent dies or the appointment of an election agent is revoked, the candidate may appoint a replacement. (12) The appointment of a replacement must be in accordance with the requirements of this section. (13) A notice of appointment or a notice of revocation under this section must be in the specified form. (14) Subject to subsection (15), an election agent may do all things which a candidate may do in connection with an election. Any such act of the election agent is effective as if it had been done by the candidate in person. (15) An election agent may not- (a) do anything a candidate is required to do under section 12; (b) withdraw a candidate's candidature; or (c) authorize any person for the purposes of section 28. ELECTORAL AFFAIRS COMMISSION (ELECTORAL PROCEDURE) (DISTRICT COUNCILS) REGULATION - SECT 27 Returning Officer to send to other candidates a notice of particulars of election agent VerDate:01/08/1999 (1) The Returning Officer must send to every candidate a notice containing the particulars of the election agents of the other candidates for the constituency concerned. (2) If a replacement is appointed for an election agent, the Returning Officer must send a notice of the particulars of the replacement to the candidates that Officer is required to send a notice under subsection (1). (3) The Returning Officer must send a notice under subsection (1) within 10 days of the expiry of the relevant nomination period. (4) If the appointment of the election agent is made after the period of 10 days referred to in subsection (3), or if a replacement is appointed under section 26(11), the Returning Officer must send a notice of the particulars as soon as practicable after that Officer receives notice of the appointment or replacement, as the case may be. (5) The Returning Officer must also display, in a prominent place outside that Officer's office, a notice of the particulars of the election agents. (6) A notice under this section must be in the specified form. (7) A notice required to be sent to a candidate under subsection (1) may be sent to the election agent instead of the candidate. ELECTORAL AFFAIRS COMMISSION (ELECTORAL PROCEDURE) (DISTRICT COUNCILS) REGULATION - SECT 28 A candidate may authorize persons to incur election expenses on the candidate's behalf VerDate:01/09/2007 (1) A candidate may authorize one or more persons to incur election expenses on his or her behalf. (2) Only a person who has attained the age of 18 years may be authorized as an election expense agent. (3) An authorization under this section must be in writing and in the specified form, and must state the name, identity document number and residential address of the person authorized. (L.N. 79 of 2007) (4) An authorization must state the maximum amount the person authorized may incur as election expenses. (5) An authorization must be signed by the candidate. An authorization must also be signed by the person authorized. (6) A copy of the authorization must be served- (a) on the Returning Officer; or (b) if the Returning Officer has not been appointed, on the Chief Electoral Officer. (L.N. 79 of 2007) (7) Service of a copy of the authorization may be effected by delivery by hand, by post or by facsimile transmission. (L.N. 79 of 2007) (7A) The Returning Officer or the Chief Electoral Officer, as the case may be, is to regard an authorization of an election expense agent to incur election expenses at or in connection with an election as being effective, for any purpose related to the election for which the authorization is relevant, only when a copy of the authorization has been served on the relevant Officer. (L.N. 79 of 2007) (8)-(10) (Repealed L.N. 79 of 2007) (11) If the authorization of an election expense agent is revoked, the candidate must give notice of the revocation- (a) to the Returning Officer; or (b) if the Returning Officer has not been appointed, to the Chief Electoral Officer, as soon as possible. (12) A notice of revocation must be in writing and in the specified form, and must be signed by the candidate. (L.N. 79 of 2007) (13) The Returning Officer or the Chief Electoral Officer, as the case may be, is to regard a revocation of the authorization of an election expense agent as being effective, for any purpose related to an election for which a revocation is relevant, only when the relevant Officer receives the notice of revocation. (14)-(15) (Repealed L.N. 79 of 2007) ELECTORAL AFFAIRS COMMISSION (ELECTORAL PROCEDURE) (DISTRICT COUNCILS) REGULATION - SECT 28 A candidate may authorize persons to incur election expenses on the candidate's behalf VerDate:01/08/1999 (1) A candidate may authorize one or more persons to incur election expenses on his or her behalf. (2) Only a person who has attained the age of 18 years may be authorized as an election expense agent. (3) An authorization under this section must be in writing and state the name, identity document number and residential address of the person authorized. (4) An authorization must state the maximum amount the person authorized may incur as election expenses. (5) An authorization must be signed by the candidate. An authorization must also be signed by the person authorized. (6) If an authorization is given on or after the commencement of the nomination period, the candidate must serve a copy of it on the Returning Officer so that it is received by that Officer within 3 working days after the authorization is given. (7) If an authorization is given before the commencement of the nomination period by a person who is subsequently nominated as a candidate for the election concerned, the candidate must serve a copy of the authorization on the Returning Officer within 3 working days after the nomination form is submitted. (8) If a person has, before the commencement of this section, authorized another person to incur election expenses on his or her behalf for the first ordinary election, and the first-mentioned person is subsequently nominated as a candidate for that election, he or she must serve a copy of the authorization- (a) on the Returning Officer; or (b) if the Returning Officer has not been appointed, on the Chief Electoral Officer, not later than 3 working days after the nomination form is submitted. (9) If the information required under subsections (3) and (4) to be contained in an authorization is not contained in the authorization referred to in subsection (8), the candidate must, when he or she serves the copy, inform the Returning Officer or the Chief Electoral Officer, as the case may be, in writing of the name, identity document number and residential address of the person authorized, the amount the authorized person was authorized to incur as election expenses and the amount actually incurred at the time of giving the information. The candidate must send a copy of the information to the authorized person. (10) Subsections (7) and (8) must be complied with even if the authorization has been revoked at the time a copy of the authorization is required to be given under those subsections. (11) If the authorization of an election expense agent is revoked, the candidate must give notice of the revocation- (a) to the Returning Officer; or (b) if the Returning Officer has not been appointed, to the Chief Electoral Officer, as soon as possible. (12) A notice of revocation must be in writing and be signed by the candidate. (13) The Returning Officer or the Chief Electoral Officer, as the case may be, is to regard a revocation of the authorization of an election expense agent as being effective, for any purpose related to an election for which a revocation is relevant, only when the relevant Officer receives the notice of revocation. (14) Subject to subsections (8) and (9), an authorization or a notice of revocation must be in the specified form. (15) For the purposes of this section, a copy of an authorization may be delivered by hand or sent by post or facsimile transmission. ELECTORAL AFFAIRS COMMISSION (ELECTORAL PROCEDURE) (DISTRICT COUNCILS) REGULATION - SECT 29 Returning Officer to make available copies of authorization of election expense agents for public inspection VerDate:03/03/2000 The Returning Officer must make available for public inspection a copy of each copy of an authorization received by that Officer under section 28. A copy must be made available for public inspection as soon as practicable after that Officer receives the copy of the authorization and until the end of the period for which the copy of the election return lodged by the candidate is available for inspection under section 41 of the Elections (Corrupt and Illegal Conduct) Ordinance (Cap 554). (10 of 2000 s. 47) ELECTORAL AFFAIRS COMMISSION (ELECTORAL PROCEDURE) (DISTRICT COUNCILS) REGULATION - SECT 29 Returning Officer to make available copies of authorization of election expense agents for public inspection VerDate:01/08/1999 The Returning Officer must make available for public inspection a copy of each copy of an authorization received by that Officer under section 28. A copy must be made available for public inspection as soon as practicable after that Officer receives the copy of the authorization and until the end of the period for which the return and declaration of election expenses of the candidate is to be open for inspection under section 29A of the Corrupt and Illegal Practices Ordinance (Cap 288). ELECTORAL AFFAIRS COMMISSION (ELECTORAL PROCEDURE) (DISTRICT COUNCILS) REGULATION - SECT 30 Chief Electoral Officer to appoint polling hours and to give notice in the Gazette VerDate:01/08/1999 PART III CONTESTED ELECTIONS: ORDINARY ELECTION AND BY-ELECTIONS Division 1: Hours of Poll and Matters Relating to Polling Stations (1) The hours during which electors can cast their votes on polling day are to be appointed by the Chief Electoral Officer in accordance with this section. (2) The Chief Electoral Officer may appoint different polling hours for different constituencies or for different polling stations. (3) The Chief Electoral Officer must appoint the polling hours so as to give the electors a reasonable opportunity to vote. (4) The Chief Electoral Officer must, at least 10 days before polling day, publish in the Gazette a notice specifying the polling hours for each constituency and, if appropriate, for each polling station. ELECTORAL AFFAIRS COMMISSION (ELECTORAL PROCEDURE) (DISTRICT COUNCILS) REGULATION - SECT 31 Chief Electoral Officer to designate polling stations, counting stations, small polling stations, main counting stations and dominant counting stations VerDate:21/07/2003 Chief Electoral Officer to designate polling stations, counting stations, small polling stations, main counting stations and dominant counting stations (L.N. 191 of 2003) (1) The Chief Electoral Officer must designate, by notice published in the Gazette, one or more places for- (a) conducting a poll in respect of an election; and (b) counting of the votes. (1A) The Chief Electoral Officer may designate under subsection (1) the same place as a polling station and a counting station. (L.N. 125 of 2003) (1B) If in relation to a constituency, 2 or more counting stations, which are also polling stations, have been designated, the Chief Electoral Officer must designate the polling station at which the largest number of electors are to vote as the dominant counting station for that constituency. (L.N. 125 of 2003) (1C) The Chief Electoral Officer must designate each polling station (other than a special polling station) at which less than 200 electors are to vote as a small polling station. (L.N. 125 of 2003 and L.N. 191 of 2003) (1D) If in relation to a constituency, 2 or more polling stations have been designated and at least one of them is a small polling station or a special polling station, the Chief Electoral Officer must designate a polling station as a main counting station for the purpose of counting the votes of the small polling station or special polling station. (L.N. 125 of 2003 and L.N. 191 of 2003) (1E) The Chief Electoral Officer may designate a polling station as a main counting station in respect of the small polling station only if the aggregate of the electors to vote at the polling station to be so designated and the electors to vote at the small polling station is not less than 200. (L.N. 125 of 2003 and L.N. 191 of 2003) (2) The Chief Electoral Officer may designate under subsection (1)- (a) premises occupied by a Government department for official purposes ("Government building"); (b) a structure, place or premises hired under subsection (3) or which is to be so hired; (c) any school in respect of which a grant is made out of the general revenue; (d) a building occupied by an organization, association or body in respect of which a grant is made out of the general revenue; or (e) any other structure, premises, whether permanent or temporary, mobile or otherwise, or place, which the Chief Electoral Officer considers suitable for a purpose specified in subsection (1). (3) The Chief Electoral Officer may hire any structure, place or premises or a part of a structure, place or premises to designate as a polling station or a counting station. (4) The Chief Electoral Officer may designate a place described in subsection (2) in addition to or in substitution of a place designated under this section as a polling station or a counting station. The Chief Electoral Officer must publish notice of such designation. The notice may be published in a manner that Officer thinks fit. (5) The Chief Electoral Officer must ensure that there are sufficient polling stations and counting stations to enable polling and counting of the votes to take place smoothly and efficiently. (6) The Chief Electoral Officer must make available, at that Officer's office, for public inspection, a list of the polling stations, counting stations, small polling stations, main counting stations and dominant counting stations. (L.N. 125 of 2003 and L.N. 191 of 2003) (7) The Chief Electoral Officer must, in the case of a polling station or a counting station which is not a Government building- (a) make good any damage caused; and (b) defray any expenses incurred by any person having control over the structure, place or premises, due to their having been used as a polling station or a counting station. (8) The Chief Electoral Officer may take such steps as that Officer considers appropriate, including taking out insurance, to insure against any risk of loss or damage that may arise due to or in connection with the use of any structure, place or premises as a polling station or a counting station. (9) (Repealed L.N. 125 of 2003) ELECTORAL AFFAIRS COMMISSION (ELECTORAL PROCEDURE) (DISTRICT COUNCILS) REGULATION - SECT 31 Chief Electoral Officer to designate polling stations and counting stations VerDate:01/08/1999 (1) The Chief Electoral Officer must designate, by notice published in the Gazette, one or more places for- (a) conducting a poll in respect of an election; and (b) counting of the votes. (2) The Chief Electoral Officer may designate under subsection (1)- (a) premises occupied by a Government department for official purposes ("Government building"); (b) a structure, place or premises hired under subsection (3) or which is to be so hired; (c) any school in respect of which a grant is made out of the general revenue; (d) a building occupied by an organization, association or body in respect of which a grant is made out of the general revenue; or (e) any other structure, premises, whether permanent or temporary, mobile or otherwise, or place, which the Chief Electoral Officer considers suitable for a purpose specified in subsection (1). (3) The Chief Electoral Officer may hire any structure, place or premises or a part of a structure, place or premises to designate as a polling station or a counting station. (4) The Chief Electoral Officer may designate a place described in subsection (2) in addition to or in substitution of a place designated under this section as a polling station or a counting station. The Chief Electoral Officer must publish notice of such designation. The notice may be published in a manner that Officer thinks fit. (5) The Chief Electoral Officer must ensure that there are sufficient polling stations and counting stations to enable polling and counting of the votes to take place smoothly and efficiently. (6) The Chief Electoral Officer must make available, at that Officer's office, for public inspection, a list of the polling stations and counting stations. (7) The Chief Electoral Officer must, in the case of a polling station or a counting station which is not a Government building- (a) make good any damage caused; and (b) defray any expenses incurred by any person having control over the structure, place or premises, due to their having been used as a polling station or a counting station. (8) The Chief Electoral Officer may take such steps as that Officer considers appropriate, including taking out insurance, to insure against any risk of loss or damage that may arise due to or in connection with the use of any structure, place or premises as a polling station or a counting station. (9) The Chief Electoral Officer may, in relation to all the constituencies within a particular District, designate one counting station for the purpose of counting the votes cast at all the polling stations designated or used for polling for those constituencies. ELECTORAL AFFAIRS COMMISSION (ELECTORAL PROCEDURE) (DISTRICT COUNCILS) REGULATION - SECT 32 Chief Electoral Officer to designate some polling stations as special polling stations VerDate:01/09/2007 (1) The Chief Electoral Officer must designate one or more polling stations to be used for voting by persons with a disability for whom access to other polling stations would be difficult. (2) Only a polling station which is, in the opinion of the Chief Electoral Officer, suitable for use by persons referred to in subsection (1) may be designated as a special polling station. (2A) The Chief Electoral Officer may, for the purposes of subsection (1), designate as a special polling station any place which has been designated as a polling station under section 31. (L.N. 79 of 2007) (3) At least 10 days before polling day, the Chief Electoral Officer must indicate, on the list of polling stations, the special polling stations. (4) The Chief Electoral Officer must indicate, on the list of polling stations, the constituency or the constituencies for which a particular special polling station is designated. ELECTORAL AFFAIRS COMMISSION (ELECTORAL PROCEDURE) (DISTRICT COUNCILS) REGULATION - SECT 32 Chief Electoral Officer to designate some polling stations as special polling stations VerDate:01/08/1999 (1) The Chief Electoral Officer must designate one or more polling stations to be used for voting by persons with a disability for whom access to other polling stations would be difficult. (2) Only a polling station which is, in the opinion of the Chief Electoral Officer, suitable for use by persons referred to in subsection (1) may be designated as a special polling station. (3) At least 10 days before polling day, the Chief Electoral Officer must indicate, on the list of polling stations, the special polling stations. (4) The Chief Electoral Officer must indicate, on the list of polling stations, the constituency or the constituencies for which a particular special polling station is designated. ELECTORAL AFFAIRS COMMISSION (ELECTORAL PROCEDURE) (DISTRICT COUNCILS) REGULATION - SECT 33 Chief Electoral Officer to assign polling stations for constituencies and to allocate polling stations to electors VerDate:01/08/1999 (1) The Chief Electoral Officer may assign, for each constituency, one or more polling stations for conducting the poll for that constituency. (2) The Chief Electoral Officer must allocate to each elector a polling station to cast the vote he or she is entitled to cast at an election. (3) Under subsection (2), for the purposes of an election, the Chief Electoral Officer must allocate to an elector a polling station that is, as far as practicable, close to his or her registered residential address. (4) The Chief Electoral Officer may, if the circumstances require, allocate to an elector an alternative polling station, in addition to or in substitution of the polling station allocated under subsection (2), to cast the vote he or she is entitled to cast at the election. ELECTORAL AFFAIRS COMMISSION (ELECTORAL PROCEDURE) (DISTRICT COUNCILS) REGULATION - SECT 34 Chief Electoral Officer to send poll cards to electors VerDate:01/08/1999 (1) For every contested election, at least 10 days before polling day, the Chief Electoral Officer must send a poll card to each elector. (2) A poll card need not be sent to an elector if- (a) the Chief Electoral Officer is satisfied, having regard to information received from the Registrar of Births and Deaths, that the elector is dead; or (b) the Chief Electoral Officer is satisfied that the elector's address as recorded in the final register- (i) does not exist; (ii) refers to a building that has been demolished; or (iii) refers to a building that is not built at the time poll cards are to be sent. (3) The Chief Electoral Officer must state in the poll card the polling station at which the elector must cast his or her vote. (4) Where an alternative polling station is allocated to an elector under section 33(4), the Chief Electoral Officer must, as soon as practicable, notify, in a manner that Officer considers appropriate- (a) the elector; (b) the Returning Officer; (c) the Presiding Officer of the polling station previously allocated to the elector; and (d) the Presiding Officer of the alternative polling station. ELECTORAL AFFAIRS COMMISSION (ELECTORAL PROCEDURE) (DISTRICT COUNCILS) REGULATION - SECT 35 Chief Electoral Officer may allocate special polling stations VerDate:01/08/1999 (1) An elector, who claims to be a person with a disability and that access to the polling station which is allocated to him or her under section 33(2) is difficult for him or her due to the disability, may apply to the Chief Electoral Officer to vote at the special polling station designated for the constituency for which he or she is entitled to vote. (2) An application under subsection (1) must be made at least 5 days before polling day. (3) On receiving an application under subsection (1), the Chief Electoral Officer must, if satisfied that the application is well founded, allocate to the elector an appropriate special polling station to cast the vote he or she is entitled to cast at the election to which the application relates. (4) The Chief Electoral Officer must inform the applicant in a manner that Officer considers appropriate, the result of the application, as soon as practicable. (5) When the Chief Electoral Officer allocates a special polling station to an elector, that Officer must, as soon as practicable, notify, in a manner that Officer considers appropriate- (a) the Returning Officer; (b) the Presiding Officer of the special polling station; and (c) the Presiding Officer of the polling station previously allocated to the elector, of the name, identity document number and registered residential address of that elector. (6) The Chief Electoral Officer must notify the persons referred to in subsection (5) of the constituency for which the elector is entitled to vote. (7) The Chief Electoral Officer may, if the circumstances require, allocate to an elector an alternative special polling station, in addition to or in substitution of the special polling station allocated under subsection (3), to cast the vote he or she is entitled to cast at the election. (8) Where an alternative special polling station is allocated to an elector under subsection (7), the Chief Electoral Officer must, as soon as practicable, notify, in a manner that Officer considers appropriate- (a) the elector; (b) the persons referred to in subsection (5); and (c) the Presiding Officer of the alternative special polling station. ELECTORAL AFFAIRS COMMISSION (ELECTORAL PROCEDURE) (DISTRICT COUNCILS) REGULATION - SECT 36 Persons to vote at the correct polling station VerDate:01/08/1999 (1) Subject to subsection (2), a person may only vote at the polling station allocated to him or her under section 33. (2) A person who is allocated a special polling station under section 35 may only vote at the special polling station so allocated. ELECTORAL AFFAIRS COMMISSION (ELECTORAL PROCEDURE) (DISTRICT COUNCILS) REGULATION - SECT 37 Chief Electoral Officer to appoint or remove Presiding Officers, etc. for each polling station VerDate:01/09/2007 Chief Electoral Officer to appoint or remove Presiding Officers, etc. for each polling station (L.N. 79 of 2007) (1) The Chief Electoral Officer must appoint a person to preside at each polling station. (2) The Chief Electoral Officer may appoint persons that Officer considers suitable, as polling officers, to assist the Presiding Officer in the conduct of a poll. (3) The Chief Electoral Officer may, at any time, with reasonable cause revoke the appointment of any Presiding Officer or polling officer. (L.N. 79 of 2007) ELECTORAL AFFAIRS COMMISSION (ELECTORAL PROCEDURE) (DISTRICT COUNCILS) REGULATION - SECT 37 Chief Electoral Officer to appoint Presiding Officer for each polling station VerDate:01/08/1999 (1) The Chief Electoral Officer must appoint a person to preside at each polling station. (2) The Chief Electoral Officer may appoint persons that Officer considers suitable, as polling officers, to assist the Presiding Officer in the conduct of a poll. ELECTORAL AFFAIRS COMMISSION (ELECTORAL PROCEDURE) (DISTRICT COUNCILS) REGULATION - SECT 38 Chief Electoral Officer to supply candidates with copy or extract of final register VerDate:01/08/1999 (1) The Chief Electoral Officer must supply to each candidate- (a) in the case of the first ordinary election, a copy of the part of the final register; or (b) in the case of any subsequent ordinary election, an extract of the part of the final register, which relates to the constituency for which that candidate is nominated. (2) A copy or extract for the purposes of this section must be supplied to a candidate as soon as practicable after the relevant nomination form is submitted to the Returning Officer. (3) A copy under subsection (1)(a)- (a) must, in an entry relating to an elector, show the sex of the elector, denoted by the letter "M" for male and "F" for female; and (b) may contain additional particulars or information the Chief Electoral Officer thinks fit to include. (4) An extract under subsection (1)(b) may contain additional particulars or information the Chief Electoral Officer thinks fit to include. (5) The form in which a copy or extract is supplied may be in a printed form, a form which is capable of being read by a computer or any other form determined by the Chief Electoral Officer. (6) A copy or extract for the purposes of this section may be supplied to the election agent of a candidate instead of the candidate to whom it is required to be supplied. ELECTORAL AFFAIRS COMMISSION (ELECTORAL PROCEDURE) (DISTRICT COUNCILS) REGULATION - SECT 39 Chief Electoral Officer to supply Returning Officer with copy or extract of final register VerDate:01/08/1999 (1) The Chief Electoral Officer must supply to the Returning Officer- (a) in the case of the first ordinary election, a copy of the part of the final register; or (b) in the case of any subsequent ordinary election, a copy or extract of the part of the final register, which relates to the constituency for which the Returning Officer is appointed. (2) A copy or extract for the purposes of this section must be supplied after the relevant notice of nominations is published. (3) A copy under subsection (1)(a)- (a) must, in an entry relating to an elector, show- (i) the identity document number of the elector; and (ii) the sex of the elector, denoted by the letter "M" for male and "F" for female; and (b) may contain additional particulars or information the Chief Electoral Officer thinks fit to include, and the entries in the copy may be re-arranged in the format or order as the Chief Electoral Officer considers appropriate. (4) A copy or extract under subsection (1)(b) may contain additional particulars or information the Chief Electoral Officer thinks fit to include. (5) The form in which a copy or extract is supplied may be in a printed form, a form which is capable of being read by a computer or any other form determined by the Chief Electoral Officer. ELECTORAL AFFAIRS COMMISSION (ELECTORAL PROCEDURE) (DISTRICT COUNCILS) REGULATION - SECT 40 Chief Electoral Officer to carry out other duties relating to polling stations VerDate:01/08/1999 (1) The Chief Electoral Officer must provide at each polling station sufficient compartments as that Officer considers necessary to enable electors to vote, screened from observation. (2) The Chief Electoral Officer must supply to each Presiding Officer the number of ballot papers the Chief Electoral Officer considers necessary for the constituency for which the polling station is to be used for polling. The Chief Electoral Officer must ensure that the name of any deceased or disqualified candidate regarding whom a declaration under section 24 or 25 is made, and other information relating to that candidate, if printed on the ballot papers, are crossed out by stamping the words "已故" and "DECEASED" or "喪失資格" and "DISQUALIFIED", as the case may require. (3) The Chief Electoral Officer must also supply to the Presiding Officer- (a) in the case of the first ordinary election, a copy of the appropriate part of the final register;