Hong Kong Regulations

ELECTORAL AFFAIRS COMMISSION (ELECTORAL PROCEDURE) (DISTRICT COUNCILS) REGULATION - SECT 66

Candidates may appoint counting agents

(Past version on 21/07/2003).
(Past version on 01/08/1999).

(1) A candidate may appoint persons to attend at a counting station to observe
the counting of the votes for the constituency contested by the candidate, in
accordance with this section.

(2) The maximum number of counting agents that a candidate may appoint for one
counting station is 2. (L.N. 125 of 2003)

(3) Only a person who is a holder of an identity card and has attained the age
of 18 years may be appointed as a counting agent.

(4) A candidate must give notice of appointment of a counting agent to the
Returning Officer at least 7 days before polling day. (L.N. 125 of 2003)

(5) If notice is not given under subsection (4), it must be delivered on
polling day to the Presiding Officer- (L.N. 125 of 2003)

   (a)  by the candidate in person; or

   (b)  by the election agent of the candidate, in person.

(6) A notice for the purposes of this section must be in writing and in the
specified form. It must state the name, identity card number and residential
address of the counting agent. It must be signed by the candidate.

(7) The appointment of a counting agent is not effective until notice of the
appointment is received by the Returning Officer or the Presiding Officer, as
may be appropriate. (L.N. 125 of 2003)

(8) Subject to subsection (10), if the appointment of a counting  agent is
revoked, the candidate must give notice of the revocation to the
Returning Officer. (L.N. 79 of 2007)

(9) A notice of revocation must be in writing and in the specified  form. It
must be signed by the candidate.

(10) If notice of revocation is given on polling day, it must be given to the
Presiding Officer in accordance with subsection (5). (L.N. 79 of 2007)

(11) The revocation of the appointment of a counting agent is not effective
until notice of revocation is received by the Returning Officer or the
Presiding Officer, as may be appropriate. (L.N. 125 of 2003)