Hong Kong Regulations

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL (ELECTION PETITION) RULES - RULE 11

Trial of petition

(Past version on 16/01/1998).

(1) The trial of a petition shall be proceeded with notwithstanding that the
respondent has ceased to hold the office his election to which is questioned
by the petition.

(2) Where more petitions than one are lodged relating to the same election,
the Court may, upon its own motion or application by a party to any such
petition, order those petitions to be consolidated on such terms as it thinks
fit or order them to be tried at the same time or one immediately after
another.

(3) On the trial of a petition, unless the Court otherwise directs, any charge
of corrupt or illegal conduct may be inquired into, and evidence in relation
thereto may be received, before any proof has been given of agency on behalf
of any candidate in respect of the corrupt or illegal conduct. (10 of 2000 s.
47)

(4) Subject to rule 12(4)(a), on the trial of a petition complaining that a
person was not duly elected and claiming the office for some other person, the
respondent may give evidence to prove that that other person was not duly
elected in his place, in the same manner as if he had lodged a petition
questioning the election of that person.