Hong Kong Regulations

ELECTORAL AFFAIRS COMMISSION (ELECTORAL PROCEDURE) (DISTRICT COUNCILS) REGULATION - SECT 67

Chief Electoral Officer to appoint or remove counting officers

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

Chief Electoral Officer to appoint or remove counting officers (L.N. 79 of
2007)

(1) The Chief Electoral Officer may appoint persons that Officer considers
suitable, as counting officers, to assist a Presiding Officer in counting the
votes.

(2) The Chief Electoral Officer must supply to the Presiding  Officer a list
of the counting officers appointed to assist the Presiding  Officer.

(3) The Chief Electoral Officer must display the list of counting  officers in
a prominent place within the relevant counting station or stations.

(4) The Chief Electoral Officer may, at any time, with reasonable cause revoke
the appointment of any counting officer. (L.N. 79 of 2007)
(L.N. 125 of 2003)