Hong Kong Regulations

ELECTORAL PROCEDURE (VILLAGE REPRESENTATIVE ELECTION) REGULATION - SECT 24

Provisions applicable to appointment of agents

(1) In this section-

        (a)	"agent" (代理人) means an election agent or election expense 
agent; and

   (b)  a reference to the Returning Officer shall be construed as a reference
        to the Returning Officer appointed for the Village for which the
        candidate concerned is standing for election, or a reference to the
        Director of Home Affairs if the Returning Officer has not been
        appointed.

(2) An appointment of an agent is effected by giving a notice of appointment
to the Returning Officer.

(3) A notice of appointment shall-

   (a)  be in the specified form;

   (b)  be given by the candidate;

   (c)  state the name and the address of the agent;

   (d)  (in the case of an election agent) state the identity card number of
        the agent; and

   (e)  be signed by the candidate and the agent.

(4) The appointment of an agent may be revoked by giving a notice of
revocation to the Returning Officer.

(5) A notice of revocation shall be-

   (a)  in the specified form;

   (b)  given by the candidate; and

   (c)  signed by the candidate.

(6) If an agent dies or the appointment of an agent is revoked, the candidate
may, subject to this Part, appoint another person as an agent to replace the
first-mentioned agent.

(7) The appointment of or revocation of the appointment of an agent is not
effective until the notice of appointment or notice of revocation, as the case
may be, is received by the Returning Officer.

(8) The Returning Officer shall display a notice of the particulars of the
election agents in a prominent place immediately outside his office.

(9) All notices of appointment of election expense agents given by any
candidate under subsection (2) shall be made available for inspection by the
public-

   (a)  free of charge;

   (b)  at an office of the Returning Officer specified by him; and

   (c)  during ordinary business hours, until the end of the period during
        which the copy of the election return lodged by the candidate is
        available for inspection under section 41 of the
        Elections (Corrupt and Illegal Conduct) Ordinance ( Cap 554).

"agent" (代理人)