Hong Kong Regulations

DISTRICT COUNCILS (ELECTION PETITION) RULES - RULE 5

Signature and lodgement of election petition

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(1) An election petition shall be signed by the petitioner or by each
petitioner if there is more than one and shall be lodged in the Court by
filing the election petition, together with 4 copies thereof, with the
Registrar who shall give a receipt therefor, if required so to do.

(2) The Registrar shall, immediately after the lodgement of the election
petition-

   (a)  send a certified true copy thereof to the Director of Home Affairs,
        who shall, forthwith upon receipt thereof, cause that copy to be
        displayed in a conspicuous place on or near the outer door of any
        regular place of meetings of the District Council concerned and to the
        Secretary for Constitutional Affairs and to the Electoral Affairs
        Commission;

   (b)  cause a certified true copy thereof to be displayed in a conspicuous
        place in the High Court; and

   (c)  cause a notice, which shall state that such an election petition has
        been lodged and specify the parties thereto, to be published in the
        Gazette.

(3) The Registrar shall cause a list of the election petitions to be displayed
in a conspicuous place in the High Court.