Hong Kong Regulations

ELECTORAL AFFAIRS COMMISSION (ELECTORAL PROCEDURE) (ELECTION COMMITTEE) REGULATION - SECT 56

How ballot papers are to be marked

(1) Subject to subsection (2), a voter or authorized representative voting at
a subsector election must mark the ballot paper by shading the ovals on it
opposite the names of the candidates of his or her choice.

(2) The Commission may, in relation to a subsector by-election, direct that
the ballot paper must be marked with a chop provided for that purpose by the
Chief Electoral Officer at the polling station and bearing the mark "P", with
or without any design. If the Commission so directs-

   (a)  a voter or authorized representative voting at the subsector 
        by-election must mark the ballot paper with the chop; and

   (b)  the chop is to be affixed to give a single "P" in the circles on the
        ballot paper opposite the names of the candidates of the voter's or
        authorized representative's choice.

(3) At a subsector ordinary election, a voter or authorized  representative
may vote for as many candidates as the number of EC members allocated to the
subsector concerned. At a subsector by-election, a voter or
authorized representative may vote for as many candidates as the number of
EC members to be returned at the subsector by-election.