Hong Kong Regulations

ELECTORAL PROCEDURE (VILLAGE REPRESENTATIVE ELECTION) REGULATION - SECT 40

Ballot box to be sealed before commencement of poll

(1) Immediately before the commencement of the poll, the Presiding  Officer
shall show the ballot box or each ballot box, empty, to the persons who are
present in the polling station concerned.

(2) The Presiding Officer shall, after showing a ballot box under subsection
(1), lock it and seal it with a sealing device provided for that purpose by
the Director of Home Affairs so that it cannot be opened without unlocking the
lock and breaking the sealing device.

(3) The Presiding Officer shall-

   (a)  place the ballot box or each ballot box for the receipt of ballot
        papers in the view of a polling officer or himself; and

   (b)  ensure that the ballot box or each ballot box is kept locked and
        sealed while it is in his custody.