Hong Kong Regulations Hong Kong Regulations
- CHAPTER 541L
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
Long Title
1. (Omitted as spent)
2. Interpretation
3. Application
4. Director of Home Affairs to publish village election notice
5. Director of Home Affairs to determine nomination period
6. Director of Home Affairs to publish village by-election notice if a
village by-election is to be held
7. How to nominate a candidate
8. Returning Officer may assist in preparation of nomination forms
9. Returning Officer may give opportunity to rectify a nomination form
10. Returning Officer to decide whether candidates are validly nominated
11. Returning Officer to endorse invalid nomination forms
12. Returning Officer to notify decision on validity of nomination
13. Nomination forms to be available for inspection
14. Withdrawal of candidature
15. Returning Officer to publish a notice of particulars of validly
nominated candidates
16. Returning Officer to declare candidate to be duly elected in
uncontested election
17. Returning Officer to notify and declare if a validly nominated
candidate is known before date of election to have died
18. Returning Officer to notify and declare if a validly nominated
candidate is known before date of election to be disqualified
19. Returning Officer to declare no poll under certain circumstances upon
death or disqualification of validly nominated candidate known before
date of election
20. Returning Officer to declare termination of election proceedings and
procedure after termination
21. Returning Officer to declare failure of election under certain
circumstances upon death or disqualification of validly nominated
candidate known after close of poll
22. Appointment of election agent
23. Appointment of election expense agent
24. Provisions applicable to appointment of agents
25. Other candidates to be notified of particulars of election agent
26. Limit of expenses for election expense agent
27. Appointment of polling hours
28. Designation of polling stations and counting stations
29. Director of Home Affairs to send polling notices to electors
30. Elector to vote at the correct polling station
31. Appointment of Presiding Officer and polling officers
32. Copy of final register to be supplied to candidates and Returning
Officer
33. Miscellaneous arrangements relating to voting
34. Determination of no canvassing zone and no staying zone
35. Order at no canvassing zone and no staying zone
36. Polling agents
37. Admission to polling station
38. Order at polling station
39. Design of ballot box
40. Ballot box to be sealed before commencement of poll
41. Form of ballot papers
42. Order of names of candidates on ballot papers
43. Question to person applying for a ballot paper
44. Challenging a person who has applied for a ballot paper or who has
voted
45. Issue of ballot paper
46. Elector who has not cast vote may return to cast vote with
permission
47. Voting procedure
48. How ballot papers are to be marked
49. Marking of ballot paper for or by incapacitated person
50. Issue of ballot paper marked "TENDERED"
51. Marking "UNUSED" on ballot paper
52. Marking "SPOILT" on ballot paper
53. Steps to be taken at a polling station after the close of the
poll
54. Ballot paper account
55. Determination and notice of time of counting of votes
56. Appointment of counting agent
57. Appointment of counting officers
58. Admission to counting station
59. Order at counting station
60. Opening a ballot box
61. Counting of votes
62. Ballot papers not to be counted
63. Determination of validity of questionable ballot papers
64. Verification of ballot paper account
65. Result of counting and re-count
66. Returning Officer to declare election result
67. Notice of election result
68. Ballot papers to be sealed
69. Ballot papers, accounts, packets, etc. to be sent to Director of
Home Affairs
70. Inspection of ballot paper kept by Director of Home Affairs
71. Retention of election documents
72. Postponement or adjournment of polling at all polling stations or
counting of votes at all counting stations
73. Adjournment of polling at a particular polling station or counting
of votes at a particular counting station
74. Publication of postponement or adjournment of polling or counting
75. Procedure after adjournment of polling
76. Procedure after postponement or adjournment of counting
77. Resumption of postponed or adjourned polling or counting
78. Certain officers cannot act as candidate's agent
79. Employees of candidates shall not act as electoral officers
80. Act done in the absence of candidates or agents still valid
81. Declaration of secrecy
82. Secrecy
83. Manner of giving notice
84. Specified forms
85. Limit on Returning Officer's power to delegate
86. Powers, duties and functions of Director of Home Affairs
87. Reporting of irregularities
88. Election advertisement
89. Offence
90. Offence of false statement
SCHEDULE 1
SCHEDULE 2
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