Hong Kong Regulations

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL (SUBSCRIBERS AND ELECTION DEPOSIT FOR NOMINATION) REGULATION - SECT 7

Number and qualifications of subscribers to a nomination paper

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(1) As regards any geographical constituency-

   (a)  the nomination paper of the nominees on a nomination list seeking
        nomination in respect of any geographical constituency shall be
        subscribed by at least 100 other persons, each being an elector
        registered in respect of the constituency in respect of which the
        nominees on that nomination list are seeking nomination;

   (b)  an elector shall not, subject to subsection (3), subscribe more than
        one nomination paper as regards a particular election;

   (c)  if an elector subscribes more than one nomination paper in
        contravention of paragraph (b), his signature shall, subject to
        subsection

(3), be inoperative on any nomination paper other than the one first
delivered.

(2) As regards any functional constituency, the Election Committee or any
Election Committee subsector-

   (a)  the nomination paper of any person seeking nomination in respect of-

        (i)    the Urban Council functional constituency or the Regional
               Council functional constituency shall be subscribed by at least
               5 other persons each being an elector registered in respect of
               the relevant functional constituency;

        (ii)   any functional constituency other than a functional
               constituency referred to in subparagraph (i) shall be
               subscribed by at least 10 other persons each being an elector
               registered in respect of the relevant functional constituency;

        (iii)  the Election Committee shall be subscribed by at least 10 other
               persons each being a member registered in respect of the
               Election Committee; and

        (iv)   any Election Committee subsector shall be subscribed by at
               least 5 other persons each being a voter registered in respect
               of the relevant subsector;

   (b)  an elector or voter, as the case may be, can, subject to subsection
        (3), subscribe any number of nomination papers up to the number of
        seats in any functional constituency, the Election Committee or any
        Election Committee subsector as regards a particular election;

   (c)  the signature of an elector or voter, as the case may be, shall,
        subject to subsection (3), be inoperative on any nomination paper
        delivered after the delivery of the maximum number of the nomination
        papers referred to in paragraph (b).

(3) Where the Returning Officer has determined in accordance with the
appropriate regulations that any nomination paper submitted to him is invalid,
the elector or voter who subscribes such nomination paper under subsection
(1)(b) or (2)(b), as the case may be, may subscribe another nomination paper.

(4) For the avoidance of doubt, it is declared that where the number of
nomination papers subscribed by any person who has 2 or more of the following
capacities-

   (a)  an elector registered in respect of a geographical constituency;

   (b)  an elector registered in respect of a functional constituency;

   (c)  a member of the Election Committee;

   (d)  a voter registered in respect of an Election Committee subsector, in
        any one of such capacities has reached the maximum number provided for
        in subsection (1)(b) or (2)(b) (as may be appropriate), subsections
        (1)(b) and (2)(b) shall not be construed as preventing such person to
        subscribe, subject to subsection (1)(b) or (2)(b) (as may be
        appropriate), other nomination papers in another such capacity of him.