Hong Kong Regulations

ELECTORAL PROCEDURE (VILLAGE REPRESENTATIVE ELECTION) REGULATION - SECT 33

Miscellaneous arrangements relating to voting

(1) The Returning Officer shall provide, at the polling station or at each
polling station to be used for polling for the Village concerned, sufficient
compartments to enable electors to mark and fold ballot papers issued to them,
screened from observation.

(2) The Returning Officer shall supply to the Presiding Officer appointed for
the polling station or each polling station to be used for polling for the
Village concerned such number of ballot papers as he considers necessary for
the polling for the Village.

(3) The Returning Officer shall ensure that-

   (a)  the name of any deceased or disqualified candidate for the Village
        concerned regarding whom-

        (i)    a notice referred to in section 17(1) or 18(1) has been given;
               or

        (ii)   declarations referred to in section 17(3) or 18(3) have been
               made; and

   (b)  other information relating to that candidate, if printed on the ballot
        papers, are crossed out by stamping the words

"DECEASED" and "已故" or "DISQUALIFIED" and "喪失資格", as the case may
be.

(4) The Director of Home Affairs shall provide at each polling  station chops
bearing a "P" mark, with or without other design, that are necessary to enable
electors to mark ballot papers.

(5) The Presiding Officer shall display a notice providing information on
voting procedure for the guidance of electors-

   (a)  in a prominent place immediately outside the polling station; and

   (b)  inside every compartment provided under subsection (1).