Hong Kong Regulations

ELECTORAL PROCEDURE (VILLAGE REPRESENTATIVE ELECTION) REGULATION - SECT 61

Counting of votes

(1) Ballot papers in a ballot box opened in accordance with section  60 shall,
in the counting zone, be counted using either one of the following methods, as
determined by the Returning Officer-

   (a)  the-

        (i)    ballot papers shall be sorted according to the choices marked
               on them; and

        (ii)   votes for each candidate shall be counted; or

   (b)  the-

        (i)    choice or choices marked on each ballot paper shall be made
               known to the persons present in the counting zone by calling
               out the name of the candidate or each candidate for whom the
               vote or a vote is given and his candidate number;

        (ii)   votes for each candidate whose name is so called out shall be
               recorded on a board set up in a prominent place within the
               counting zone; and

        (iii)  votes recorded for each candidate shall be counted.

(2) In the course of counting in accordance with subsection (1)(a) or (b), as
the case may be-

   (a)  any ballot paper-

        (i)    on which there is any writing or mark by which the elector can
               possibly be identified;

        (ii)   which appears to be a ballot paper described in section 62(b)
               or (c); or

        (iii)  which appears to be void for uncertainty, shall be separated
               and forwarded to the Returning Officer; and

   (b)  any ballot paper described in section 62(e), ( f ), (g) or (h) shall
        be separated and shall not be counted pursuant to section 62.