Hong Kong Regulations

ELECTORAL PROCEDURE (VILLAGE REPRESENTATIVE ELECTION) REGULATION - SECT 64

Verification of ballot paper account

(1) The Returning Officer shall-

(a) record the number of valid ballot papers;

   (b)  record the number of ballot papers which are not counted pursuant to
        section 62;

   (c)  verify the ballot paper account by comparing it with the numbers
        recorded under paragraphs (a) and (b); and

   (d)  prepare a statement in writing as to the result of the
verification ("verification statement").

(2) If-

   (a)  the Returning Officer considers it necessary to do so; or

   (b)  a candidate, an election agent or a counting agent present in the
        counting zone so requests, the Returning Officer shall, in preparing
        the verification statement, compare the ballot paper account with the
        numbers of ballot papers recorded by him under subsection (1)(a) and
        (b), the unused ballot papers, the spoilt ballot papers, the ballot
        papers that have not been issued and the counterfoils of the ballot
        papers that have been issued.

(3) A candidate, an election agent or a counting agent may copy what is
recorded on-

   (a)  the ballot paper account; or

   (b)  the verification statement.