Hong Kong Regulations

PARTICULARS RELATING TO CANDIDATES ON BALLOT PAPERS (LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL AND DISTRICT COUNCILS) REGULATION - SECT 2

Interpretation

(Past version on 06/02/2004).

(1) In this Regulation, unless the context otherwise requires—

"annual registration cycle" (年度登記周期) means the period that begins
on 6 February 2004 and ends on 31 December 2004, and thereafter each
successive period of 12 months ending on 31 December;

"applicant" (申請人)—

   (a)  in relation to an application made under section 8(1), 24(1) or 28(1),
        means the prescribed body that makes the application; or

   (b)  in relation to an application made under section 9(1), 25(1) or 29(1),
        means the prescribed person that makes the application;

"ballot paper" (選票) means a ballot paper used at an election;

"by-election" (補選)—

   (a)  in relation to an LC election, means a by-election as defined in
        section 3(1) of the Legislative Council Ordinance ( Cap 542); or

   (b)  in relation to a DC election, means a by-election as defined in
        section 2 of the District Councils Ordinance ( Cap 547); (L.N. 47 of
        2007)

"candidate" (候選人) means a candidate nominated for election as a member;
(L.N. 47 of 2007)

"DC constituency" (區議會選區) means a constituency as defined in
section 2 of the District Councils Ordinance ( Cap 547); (L.N. 47 of 2007)

"DC elected member" (區議會民選議員) means an elected member as defined
in section 2 of the District Councils Ordinance ( Cap 547); (L.N. 47 of 2007)

"DC election" (區議會選舉) means an ordinary election or a by-election
held for the purpose of electing DC elected members; (L.N. 47 of 2007)

"election" (選舉) means an LC election or a DC election; (L.N. 47 of 2007)

"emblem" (標誌) means any sign that is capable of being represented
graphically and may, in particular, consist of all or any of the following—

   (a)  words;

   (b)  indications;

   (c)  designs;

   (d)  letters;

   (e)  characters;

   (f)  numerals;

   (g)  figurative elements;

   (h)  colours;

"identity document" (身分證明文件) has the meaning assigned to it by
section  3 (1) of the Legislative Council Ordinance ( Cap 542);

"LC election" (立法會選舉) means a general election or a by-election held
for the purpose of electing LC members; (L.N. 47 of 2007)

"LC functional constituency" (立法會功能界別) means a functional
constituency as defined in section 3(1) of the Legislative Council Ordinance (
Cap 542); (L.N. 47 of 2007)

"LC geographical constituency" (立法會地方選區) means a geographical
constituency as defined in section 3(1) of the Legislative Council Ordinance (
Cap  542); (L.N. 47 of 2007)

"LC member" (立法會議員) means a Member as defined in section 3(1) of the
Legislative Council Ordinance ( Cap 542); (L.N. 47 of 2007)

"LC nomination list" (立法會提名名單) means a nomination list as
defined in section 3(1) of the Legislative Council Ordinance ( Cap 542); (L.N.
47 of 2007)

"member" (議員) means an LC member or a DC elected member; (L.N. 47 of 2007)

"objector" (反對者), in relation to an objection made under section 15(1)
or 22(1), means the person that makes the objection;

"prescribed body" (訂明團體) means a prescribed political body or a
prescribed  non-political body;

"prescribed non-political body" (訂明非政治性團體) means a body or
organization operating in Hong Kong that is not a prescribed political body;

"prescribed person" (訂明人士) means a person that is registered in a
final register of electors for geographical constituencies as compiled and
published in accordance with the Legislative Council Ordinance ( Cap 542) and
that is not disqualified from being so registered or from voting at an
election;

"prescribed political body" (訂明政治性團體) means a body or
organization operating in Hong Kong—

(a) that is a political party;

   (b)  that purports to be a political party; or

   (c)  the principal function or main object of which is to promote or
        prepare a candidate for election as a member; (L.N. 47 of 2007)

"register" (登記冊) means the register established and maintained by the
Commission under section 20;

"registered" (登記) means entered in the register under section 20;

"registered trade mark" (註冊商標) means a trade mark registered under the
Trade Marks Ordinance ( Cap 559);

"relevant certificate" (有關證明書), in relation to a prescribed body,
means a certificate or document issued to the body by an authority or
regulatory organization that regulates the body under the laws of Hong Kong
and showing the name of the body;

"relevant cut-off date" (有關截止日期)—

   (a)  in relation to the first annual registration cycle after the
        commencement of this Regulation, means 1 April 2004; or

   (b)  in relation to any subsequent annual registration cycle, means 15
        April in that annual registration cycle; (L.N. 19 of 2004)

"relevant nomination period" (有關提名期)—

   (a)  in relation to a candidate in an LC election—

        (i)    in the case of an LC geographical constituency, means the
               period specified under section 4(2)(b) or 8(7)(a) of the
               Electoral Affairs 
               Commission (Electoral Procedure) (Legislative Council) Regulation
               ( Cap 541 sub. leg. D) for nominations for the constituency; or

        (ii)   in the case of an LC functional constituency, means the period
               specified under section 5(2)(b) or 8(7)(a) of that Regulation
               for nominations for the constituency; or

   (b)  in relation to a candidate for a DC constituency in a DC  election,
        means the period specified under section 8(2)(b) or 10(5)(a) of the
        Electoral Affairs Commission (Electoral Procedure) (District Councils) 
        Regulation ( Cap 541 sub. leg. F) for nominations for the
        constituency; (L.N. 47 of 2007)

"requestor" (提請人), in relation to a request made under section 3(2) or
4(2), means the candidate that makes the request;

"specified form" (指明表格), in relation to any particular provision of
this Regulation, means the form specified under section 33 for the purposes of
that provision;

"subject of application" (申請標的)—

   (a)  in relation to an application made under section 8(1), means such of
        the particulars referred to in any of the provisions of section  8
        (1)(a), (b), (c), (d) and (e) that are sought to be registered;

   (b)  in relation to an application made under section 9(1), means the
        emblem that is sought to be registered;

   (c)  in relation to an application made under section 24(1), means such of
        the particulars referred to in any of the provisions of section  8
        (1)(a), (b), (c), (d) and (e) that are sought to be registered; or

   (d)  in relation to an application made under section 25(1), means the
        emblem that is sought to be registered;

"subject of registration" (登記標的)—

   (a)  in relation to a prescribed body, means such of the particulars
        referred to in any of the provisions of section 8(1)(a), (b), (c), (d)
        and

   (e)  that are registered in relation to the body; or

   (b)  in relation to a prescribed person, means the emblem that is
        registered in relation to the person;

"subject of request" (請求標的)—

   (a)  in relation to a request made under section 3(2), means such of the
        particulars referred to in any of the provisions of section 3(2)(a)
        and (b) that are sought to be printed on a ballot paper; or

   (b)  in relation to a request made under section 4(2), means such of the
        particulars referred to in any of the provisions of section 4(2)(a)
        and (b) that are sought to be printed on a ballot paper.

(2) For the purposes of section 8(1)(a) and (c), the reference to the Chinese
name or the English name of a prescribed body means the Chinese name or the
English name, as the case may be, of the body as shown on a
relevant certificate of the body.

"annual registration cycle" (年度登記周期)

"applicant" (申請人)

"ballot paper" (選票)

"by-election" (補選)

"candidate" (候選人)

"DC constituency" (區議會選區)

"DC elected member" (區議會民選議員)

"DC election" (區議會選舉)

"election" (選舉)

"emblem" (標誌)

"identity document" (身分證明文件)

"LC election" (立法會選舉)

"LC functional constituency" (立法會功能界別)

"LC geographical constituency" (立法會地方選區)

"LC member" (立法會議員)

"LC nomination list" (立法會提名名單)

"member" (議員)

"objector" (反對者)

"prescribed body" (訂明團體)

"prescribed non-political body" (訂明非政治性團體)

"prescribed person" (訂明人士)

"prescribed political body" (訂明政治性團體)

"register" (登記冊)

"registered" (登記)

"registered trade mark" (註冊商標)

"relevant certificate" (有關證明書)

"relevant cut-off date" (有關截止日期)

"relevant nomination period" (有關提名期)

"requestor" (提請人)

"specified form" (指明表格)

"subject of application" (申請標的)

"subject of registration" (登記標的)

"subject of request" (請求標的)