Hong Kong Regulations

ELECTORAL AFFAIRS COMMISSION (ELECTORAL PROCEDURE) (DISTRICT COUNCILS) REGULATION - SECT 37

Chief Electoral Officer to appoint or remove Presiding Officers, etc. for each polling station

(Past version on 01/08/1999).

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)