Hong Kong Regulations

ELECTORAL AFFAIRS COMMISSION (FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ELECTIONS) (APPLICATION AND PAYMENT PROCEDURE) REGULATION - SECT 5

Verification of claims (eligibility, further information, etc.)

Caution: This is a past version. See the current version here.

(1) On receiving a claim, the Chief Electoral Officer must verify whether the
candidate or the list of candidates is eligible for financial assistance under
section 60C of the Legislative Council Ordinance ( Cap  542).

(2) The Chief Electoral Officer must also verify whether the claim conforms to
the requirements set out in section 3.

(3) The Chief Electoral Officer may require the candidate who makes the claim
or any candidate on the list of candidates in respect of which the claim is
made to provide further information as he may reasonably require to verify the
claim.

(4) A requirement for further information must be in writing and sent by
registered post to whichever is applicable of the following addresses—

   (a)  if the claim is in respect of a single candidate, the address of the
        candidate as stated on the claim form;

   (b)  if the claim is in respect of a list of candidates consisting of more
        than one candidate, the address of the candidate nominated under
        section 8(4)(b), as stated on the claim form;

   (c)  if the candidate nominated under section 8(4)(b) has died, the address
        of the candidate nominated under section 10(5), as stated in the
        notice of variation.

(5) A candidate required to provide further information must provide that
information within whichever is the later of the following periods—

   (a)  within 14 days from the date of receipt of the written requirement;

   (b)  within the period or extended period provided for in section 37 of the
        Elections (Corrupt and Illegal Conduct) Ordinance ( Cap 554) for
        lodging an election return.

(6) If a candidate fails to provide further information within the period
specified in subsection (5), the Chief Electoral Officer may, without any
prior notice, stop processing the claim.