Hong Kong Regulations

ELECTORAL AFFAIRS COMMISSION (ELECTORAL PROCEDURE) (ELECTION COMMITTEE) REGULATION - SECT 25

Authorization of election expense agent to incur election expenses at or in connection with subsector election

(1) Only a person who has attained the age of 18 years may be authorized as an
election expense agent to incur election expenses at or in connection with a
subsector election.

(2) An authorization of such an election expense agent must be in writing and
in the specified form and state the name, identity document number and address
of the person authorized.

(3) The authorization must specify the maximum amount of election  expenses
that the election expense agent is authorized to incur.

(4) The authorization must be signed by the candidate making the authorization
and the person authorized.

(5) A copy of the authorization must be served-

   (a)  on the Returning Officer; or

   (b)  if the Returning Officer has not been appointed, on the Chief
        Electoral Officer.

(6) Service of a copy of the authorization-

   (a)  may be effected by delivery by hand, by post or by facsimile
        transmission; and

   (b)  must be effected by the candidate making the authorization.

(7) The Returning Officer or the Chief Electoral Officer, as the case may be,
is to regard an authorization of an election expense agent to incur
election expenses at or in connection with a subsector election as being
effective, for any purpose related to the subsector election for which the
authorization is relevant, only when a copy of the authorization has been
served on the relevant Officer.

(8) If the authorization of an election expense agent to incur
election expenses at or in connection with a subsector election has been
revoked, the candidate who made the authorization must as soon as possible
after the revocation, give written notice of the revocation, by hand, by post
or by facsimile transmission-

   (a)  to the Returning Officer; or

   (b)  if the Returning Officer has not been appointed, to the Chief
        Electoral Officer.

(9) The notice of revocation must be in the specified form and signed by the
candidate who made the authorization.

(10) If the authorization of an election expense agent to incur
election expenses at or in connection with a subsector election has been
revoked, the Returning Officer or the Chief Electoral Officer, as the case may
be, is to regard the revocation as being effective, for any purpose related to
the subsector election for which the revocation is relevant, only when the
relevant Officer receives the notice of revocation.