Hong Kong Regulations

ELECTORAL AFFAIRS COMMISSION (ELECTORAL PROCEDURE) (DISTRICT COUNCILS) REGULATION - SECT 28

A candidate may authorize persons to incur election expenses on the candidate's behalf

(Past version on 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 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(8)-(10) (Repealed L.N. 79 of 2007)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(14)-(15) (Repealed L.N. 79 of 2007)