Hong Kong Regulations

ELECTORAL PROCEDURE (VILLAGE REPRESENTATIVE ELECTION) REGULATION - SECT 27

Appointment of polling hours

PART 4

POLLING ARRANGEMENT

(1) The hours during which electors can cast their votes on the polling day
shall be appointed by the Director of Home Affairs in accordance with this
section.

(2) The Director of Home Affairs shall appoint the polling hours so as to give
the electors a reasonable opportunity to vote.

(3) The Director of Home Affairs shall, at least 10 days before the
polling day, publish in the Gazette a notice specifying the polling hours for
the Village concerned.

(4) For the purposes of subsection (3), one notice may be published for more
than one Village.

(5) The Director of Home Affairs may, if he considers it appropriate to do so
in the circumstances, extend the polling hours for any Village or any
polling station.

(6) If the Director of Home Affairs extends the polling hours under subsection
(5), he shall give notice of the extension-

   (a)  by a public announcement made by radio or television; or

   (b)  by such other means as he considers appropriate in the circumstances.