Hong Kong Regulations

ELECTORAL AFFAIRS COMMISSION (ELECTORAL PROCEDURE) (DISTRICT COUNCILS) REGULATION - SECT 83

Returning Officer to seal ballot papers in packets

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PART V

DISPOSAL OF DOCUMENTS: ORDINARY ELECTION AND BY-ELECTIONS

(1) As soon as practicable after the Returning Officer has ascertained the
result of the poll, that Officer must, at the counting  station, make up into
separate sealed packets-

   (a)  the counted ballot papers;

   (b)  the un-issued ballot papers;

   (c)  the unused ballot papers;

   (d)  the spoilt ballot papers; and

   (e)  the rejected ballot papers.

(2) The Returning Officer must endorse on each sealed packet-

   (a)  a description of its contents;

   (b)  the date of the relevant election; and

   (c)  the name of the constituency and the name of the relevant District.

(3) A candidate, an election agent or a counting agent may be present when the
Returning Officer makes up the sealed packets and endorses them.

(4) Before the Returning Officer makes up the packets, that Officer must
inform-

   (a)  the candidates who are present at the counting station; and

   (b)  either the election agent or counting agent (if present) of a
        candidate who is not present at the counting station, that they may be
        present when that Officer makes up the packets and seals and endorses
        them.