Hong Kong Regulations

ELECTORAL AFFAIRS COMMISSION (ELECTORAL PROCEDURE) (DISTRICT COUNCILS) REGULATION - SECT 82

The form in which Returning Officer is to publish result of election

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

For the saving and transitional provisions relating to the amendments made by
the Resolution of the Legislative Council (L.N. 130 of 2007), see paragraph
(12) of that Resolution.

(1) A notice to be published under section 46(1) of the District 
Councils Ordinance ( Cap 547) is to be in the form prescribed in Schedule 3.

(2) A notice under subsection (1) must be published in the Gazette within 10
days from the date the relevant result is declared under section  81 (1).

(3) The Returning Officer is to prepare a notice of the result of the election
as provided under this section and display it prominently in a place outside
that Officer's office. (L.N. 125 of 2003)

(4) The Returning Officer is to send a copy of each notice prepared under
subsection (3) to-

(a) the Chairman of the Commission;

   (b)  the Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs; (L.N. 130 of
        2007)

   (c)  the Director of Home Affairs; and

   (d)  the Chief Electoral Officer.