Hong Kong Regulations

PARTICULARS RELATING TO CANDIDATES ON BALLOT PAPERS (LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL AND DISTRICT COUNCILS) REGULATION - SECT 22

Objection to continued registration of abbreviation or emblem

(Past version on 06/02/2004).

(1) Subject to subsection (2), any person may object to the continued
registration of—

   (a)  an abbreviation of the Chinese name or the English name of a
prescribed body ("the relevant abbreviation");

        (b)	an emblem of a prescribed body or a prescribed person ("the 
relevant emblem").

(2) An objection referred to in subsection (1) may be made only on the grounds
that—

   (a)  the relevant abbreviation—

        (i)    is identical to the name or abbreviation of the name of the
               objector; or

        (ii)   so closely resembles the name or abbreviation of the name of
               the objector that the relevant abbreviation is likely to be
               confused with or mistaken for the name or abbreviation of the
               name of the objector; or

   (b)  the relevant emblem—

        (i)    is identical to a registered trade mark of which the objector
               is the owner or a licensee or an emblem in relation to which
               the objector has an intellectual property right; or

        (ii)   so closely resembles a registered trade mark of which the
               objector is the owner or a licensee or an emblem in relation to
               which the objector has an intellectual property right that
               the relevant emblem is likely to be confused with or mistaken
               for that trade mark or emblem.

(3) An objection made under subsection (1)—

   (a)  must be in the specified form and signed by the objector; and

   (b)  must contain—

        (i)    the name, address and, where applicable, identity document
               number of the objector;

        (ii)   a statement of the grounds of the objection; and

        (iii)  a statutory declaration in support of the objection, setting
               out particulars of evidence in support of the objection and
               exhibiting such evidence or a copy thereof.

(4) An objector may, by notice in writing given to the Commission, withdraw an
objection made under subsection (1).