Hong Kong Regulations

ELECTORAL AFFAIRS COMMISSION (ELECTORAL PROCEDURE) (ELECTION COMMITTEE) REGULATION - SECT 82

Returning Officer to seal ballot papers in packets

PART 5

DISPOSAL OF DOCUMENTS: SUBSECTOR ELECTIONS

(1) At a central counting station, the Chief Returning Officer (Subsectors)
must, as soon as practicable after the results of the polls for all the
subsectors concerned have been ascertained, make up into separate sealed
packets in relation to those subsectors-

   (a)  the ballot papers the votes recorded on which are counted;

   (b)  the un-issued ballot papers;

   (c)  the unused ballot papers;

   (d)  the spoilt ballot papers; and

   (e)  the rejected ballot papers.

(2) At a counting station that is not a central counting station, the
Returning Officer must, as soon as practicable after having ascertained the
result of the poll for the subsector for which that Officer is appointed, make
up into separate sealed packets in relation to that subsector-

   (a)  the ballot papers the votes recorded on which are counted;

   (b)  the un-issued ballot papers;

   (c)  the unused ballot papers;

   (d)  the spoilt ballot papers; and

   (e)  the rejected ballot papers.

(3) The Chief Returning Officer (Subsectors) or the Returning  Officer must
endorse on each sealed packet a description of its contents, the date of the
relevant subsector election and the name of the subsector.

(4) A candidate or an election agent or a counting agent may be present when
the Chief Returning Officer (Subsectors) or the Returning  Officer makes up
the sealed packets and endorses them.

(5) Before the Chief Returning Officer (Subsectors) or the Returning Officer
makes up the packets, that Officer must inform-

   (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.