Hong Kong Regulations

DISTRICT COUNCILS (ELECTION PETITION) RULES - RULE 16

Notice of termination of election petition

(1) If an election petition is lodged by one petitioner and the election
petition is terminated by the death of that petitioner, the solicitor acting
for him in the proceedings at the date of his death or, if he had no such
solicitor, any respondent learning of his death shall file a notice to that
effect with the Registrar.

(2) If an election petition is lodged by 2 or more petitioners and the
election petition is terminated because the last remaining petitioner dies,
the solicitor acting for such petitioner in the proceedings at the date of his
death or, if he had no such solicitor, any respondent learning of his death
shall file a notice to that effect with the Registrar.