Hong Kong Regulations

ELECTORAL AFFAIRS COMMISSION (ELECTORAL PROCEDURE) (DISTRICT COUNCILS) REGULATION - SECT 75

Presiding Officer to verify ballot paper account

(Past version on 01/08/1999).

(1) A Presiding Officer other than a Presiding Officer of a main 
counting station in charge of a counting zone must- (L.N. 125 of 2003 and L.N.
191 of 2003)

   (a)  (Repealed L.N. 125 of 2003)

   (b)  after counting the votes in accordance with section 76, verify the
        number of ballot papers so counted by comparing it with the ballot 
        paper account prepared under section 64 and prepare a statement in
        writing as to the result of the verification. (L.N. 125 of 2003)

(1A) A Presiding Officer in charge of a counting zone of a main 
counting station must-

   (a)  count and record the number of ballot papers in each ballot box under
        his or her charge; and

   (b)  verify the ballot paper account by comparing it with the number of
        ballot papers recorded under paragraph (a) and prepare a statement in
        writing as to the result of the verification. (L.N. 125 of 2003 and
        L.N. 191 of 2003)

(2) If a Presiding Officer considers it necessary or if required by a
candidate who is present at the counting zone or an election agent or
counting agent so present, that Officer must, in preparing the
verification of the ballot paper account, compare the ballot paper account
with the ballot papers recorded by that Officer and the spoilt ballot  papers,
the unused ballot papers and the counterfoils or un-issued ballot  papers.
(L.N. 125 of 2003)

(3) A candidate or an election agent or a counting agent may copy what is
recorded on the ballot paper account or the verification of the 
ballot paper account.