Hong Kong Regulations

DISTRICT COUNCILS (ELECTION PETITION) RULES - RULE 9

Grounds of objection to recognizance

(1) The respondent to an election petition may, at the hearing of the summons
issued under rule 7(2), object to any recognizance on the grounds-

   (a)  that the amount of any security is insufficient;

   (b)  that any surety is dead;

   (c)  that any surety cannot be found; or

   (d)  that any surety cannot be ascertained for want of a sufficient
        description in the notice served under rule 6 or in the copy of the
        affidavit served under rule 8(2).

(2) The Court may, at any time during the hearing of an election petition,
increase the amount of security ordered on an application under rule 7(1),
subject to the maximum amount specified in section 54(2) of the Ordinance, and
give directions as to the manner and form of giving such increased security.