Hong Kong Regulations

ELECTORAL PROCEDURE (VILLAGE REPRESENTATIVE ELECTION) REGULATION - SECT 90

Offence of false statement

(1) Any person who-

   (a)  makes a statement which he knows to be false in a material particular
        in an election related document;

   (b)  recklessly makes a statement which is incorrect in a material
        particular in an election related document; or

   (c)  omits a material particular in an election related document, commits
        an offence.

(2) Any person ("the first-mentioned person") who directly or indirectly by
himself or by another person on his behalf conspires with, incites, compels,
induces, coerces, intimidates or persuades any other person to-

   (a)  make a false statement; or

   (b)  provide information which the first-mentioned person knows to be wrong
        in a material particular, in an election related document commits an
        offence.

(3) A person who commits an offence under this section shall be liable on
conviction to a fine at level 2 and to imprisonment for 6 months.

(4) An offence under subsection (1) or (2) is an offence prescribed for the
purposes of sections 9(1)(d)(iv), 14(d)(iii) and 23(1)(e)(iv) of the Election
Ordinance.

(5) In this section, "election related document" (與選舉有關的文件)
means a form, declaration, application, notice, statement or nomination form
required or used for the purposes of the Election Ordinance or this
Regulation.

"election related document" (與選舉有關的文件)