Hong Kong Regulations

ELECTORAL AFFAIRS COMMISSION (FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ELECTIONS) (APPLICATION AND PAYMENT PROCEDURE) REGULATION - SECT 8

Payment of claims after verification

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

(1) Subject to section 60J of the Legislative Council Ordinance ( Cap 542),
the Chief Electoral Officer is to effect a payment of financial assistance
according to this section.

(2) After verifying the claim, the Chief Electoral Officer must certify the
amount of financial assistance payable on the claim and notify the Director of
Accounting Services of the amount and the person to whom it is to be paid.

(3) As soon as practicable after receiving the notification, the Director of
Accounting Services must make the payment in accordance with the notification.

(4) The payment under subsection (1) is to be made—

   (a)  to the candidate who has signed the claim form; or

   (b)  in the case of an eligible list of candidates consisting of more than
        one candidate, to the candidate nominated in the claim form to receive
        the payment on behalf of the candidates on the list.