Hong Kong Regulations

ELECTORAL PROCEDURE (VILLAGE REPRESENTATIVE ELECTION) REGULATION - SECT 7

How to nominate a candidate

(1) A nomination form nominating a person as a candidate shall-

(a) be in the specified form;

   (b)  contain a declaration by the person that he-

        (i)    is eligible to be;

        (ii)   is not disqualified from being; and

        (iii)  consents to be, so nominated;

   (c)  contain the name as shown on the identity document, the
        identity document number and the principal residential address of the
        person;

   (d)  contain the name as shown on the identity document, the
        identity document number and the address of each subscriber to the
        nomination form;

   (e)  be signed by-

        (i)    the person;

        (ii)   a holder of an identity document, who has attained the age of
               18 years, as the witness to the signature of the person; and

        (iii)  each subscriber to the nomination form; and

   (f)  be delivered-

        (i)    by the person in person or in any other manner authorized by
               the Returning Officer;

        (ii)   at the address stated in the relevant village election notice
               or village by-election notice, as the case may be;

        (iii)  during ordinary business hours; and

        (iv)   together with the declaration referred to in section 24 of the
               Election Ordinance.

(2) A nomination form nominating a person as a candidate may include a name of
the person which is different from that shown on his identity document if the
Returning Officer is satisfied that the person is usually known by that name.

(3) The Returning Officer may require a person who is nominated as a candidate
to furnish such information which is not covered by the nomination form as
that Officer considers necessary in order to be satisfied-

   (a)  that the person is eligible to be nominated; or

   (b)  as to the validity of the nomination.