Hong Kong Regulations

ELECTORAL AFFAIRS COMMISSION (ELECTORAL PROCEDURE) (ELECTION COMMITTEE) REGULATION - SECT 51

Questions to be asked of persons applying for ballot paper

(1) The Presiding Officer may, at the time a person applies for a ballot
paper, but not afterwards, ask, in case of doubt, the appropriate questions
set out in subsection (3).

(2) When asking the questions, the Presiding Officer must have regard to
whether the person applying for the ballot paper is a voter or an
authorized representative. That Officer must choose, frame, adjust or modify
the questions accordingly.

(3) The questions referred to in subsections (1) and (2) are-

   (a)  "Are you the person registered in the subsector final register now in
        effect for this subsector, as follows (the Presiding Officer to read
        the whole entry as it is recorded in the register)?" or
        "你是否已登記在就本界別分組
        正有效的界別分組正式投票人登記冊上，並且有關登記記項一如以下所述
        (the Presiding Officer to read the whole entry as it is recorded in
        the register)?";

   (b)  "Have you already voted for this subsector?" or
        "你是否已經就本界別分組投票? ".

(4) The Presiding Officer must ask the appropriate questions set out in
subsection (3) if so required by a candidate, an election agent or a
polling agent.

(5) The Presiding Officer must not issue a ballot paper to any person who
fails to answer the questions asked of that person under this section to the
satisfaction of that Officer.