Hong Kong Regulations

ELECTORAL AFFAIRS COMMISSION (ELECTORAL PROCEDURE) (ELECTION COMMITTEE) REGULATION - SECT 76

Result of counting of votes and re-count

(1) After the votes for a subsector election have been counted under
section 73 or 74, the Returning Officer must make known to the candidates who
are present at the counting zone, the result of the counting of votes. If the
candidates are not present the Returning Officer is to make known the result
to the respective election agents or counting  agents of the candidates, if
those agents are present at the counting zone.

(2) A candidate who is present when the votes are counted or re-counted or an
election agent so present may request the Returning  Officer to count again
the counted votes or re-counted votes, as the case may be. That Officer must
comply with the request unless the Officer is of the opinion that the request
is unreasonable.

(3) After a counting of votes or re-count is completed, nothing further is to
be done until each candidate present at the completion, or the election agent
of each candidate (but not both) if present at the completion of the counting
or re-count, is given a reasonable opportunity to make a request for a
re-count.