Hong Kong Regulations

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

(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.