Hong Kong Regulations

ELECTORAL PROCEDURE (VILLAGE REPRESENTATIVE ELECTION) REGULATION - SECT 36

Polling agents

(1) Each candidate may appoint not more than 2 persons as his polling agents.

(2) A polling agent appointed by a candidate may attend only at the
polling station or polling stations on behalf of the candidate for a purpose
connected with the conduct of a poll for the Village concerned.

(3) Only a holder of an identity card, who has attained the age of 18 years,
may be appointed as a polling agent.

(4) An appointment of a polling agent is effected by giving a notice of
appointment to the Returning Officer or the Presiding Officer.

(5) A notice of appointment shall-

   (a)  be in the specified form;

   (b)  be given by the candidate;

   (c)  state the name, the identity card number and the address of the
        polling agent; and

   (d)  be signed by the candidate and the polling agent.

(6) The appointment of a polling agent may be revoked by giving a notice of
revocation to the Returning Officer or the Presiding Officer.

(7) A notice of revocation shall be-

   (a)  in the specified form;

   (b)  given by the candidate; and

   (c)  signed by the candidate.

(8) If a polling agent dies or the appointment of a polling agent is revoked,
the candidate may, subject to this section, appoint another person as a
polling agent to replace the first-mentioned agent.

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

(10) If a notice under subsection (4) is not given before the 7 days preceding
the polling day, it shall be delivered by the candidate or his election agent
on the polling day to the Presiding Officer.