Hong Kong Regulations

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

Presiding Officer to seal ballot papers in packets

(Past version on 01/08/1999).

PART V

DISPOSAL OF DOCUMENTS: ORDINARY ELECTION AND BY-ELECTIONS

(1) As soon as practicable after the Presiding Officer has ascertained the
result of the poll, that Officer must, at the counting  station, make up into
separate sealed packets- (L.N. 125 of 2003 and L.N. 191 of 2003)

   (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 Presiding Officer must endorse on each sealed packet- (L.N. 125 of
2003 and L.N. 191 of 2003)

   (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
Presiding Officer makes up the sealed packets and endorses them. (L.N. 125 of
2003 and L.N. 191 of 2003)

(4) Before the Presiding Officer makes up the packets, that Officer must
inform- (L.N. 125 of 2003 and L.N. 191 of 2003)

   (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.

(5) In this section, "Presiding Officer" (投票站主任) does not include a
Presiding Officer of a small polling station which is not designated as a
main counting station or a special polling station which is not so designated.
(L.N. 125 of 2003 and L.N. 191 of 2003)

"Presiding Officer" (投票站主任)