Hong Kong Regulations

ELECTORAL PROCEDURE (VILLAGE REPRESENTATIVE ELECTION) REGULATION - SECT 29

Director of Home Affairs to send polling notices to electors

(1) The Director of Home Affairs shall send a polling notice in the
specified form to each elector.

(2) A polling notice shall-

   (a)  state-

        (i)    the date for holding the election for the Village concerned;

        (ii)   the address of the polling station at which the elector must
               cast his vote for the Village; and

        (iii)  the polling hours;

   (b)  be accompanied by-

        (i)    a map showing the location of the polling station;

        (ii)   detailed voting instructions; and

        (iii)  the means by which information on the counting of the votes for
               the Village may be obtained; and

   (c)  be sent at least 10 days before the polling day.

(3) If an elector is entitled to vote in elections for more than one Village,
the Director of Home Affairs may send separate polling notices for each vote
or send one polling notice for all the votes.

(4) Where an alternative polling station is allocated to an elector under
section 28(10), the Director of Home Affairs shall, as soon as practicable,
notify, in such manner as he considers appropriate-

   (a)  the elector;

   (b)  the Returning Officer or the relevant Returning Officers;

   (c)  the Presiding Officer of the polling station previously allocated to
        the elector; and

   (d)  the Presiding Officer of the alternative polling station.