Hong Kong Regulations

ELECTION COMMITTEE (APPEALS) REGULATION - SECT 4

Appeals in relation to registration of nominees declared by Returning Officer as members of Election Committee

(Past version on 16/11/2001).

(1) A person who considers that a declared member is not eligible to be
registered as a member of the Election Committee on the ground that-

   (a)  the declared member was ineligible to be selected as, or was
        disqualified from being, a nominee;

   (b)  material irregularity occurred in relation to the process of
        nomination;

   (c)  material irregularity occurred in relation to the determination of the
        Returning Officer as to the validity of the nomination of the
        declared member; or

   (d)  material irregularity occurred in relation to the determination of the
        Returning Officer under section 7(6) of the Schedule to the Ordinance,
        may, by submitting a written representation, object to the
        registration of the declared member as a member of the Election
        Committee in the interim  register or final register and request the
        Revising Officer to determine whether some other nominee nominated by
        the designated body concerned should be declared and registered as a
        member of the Election Committee instead.. (10 of 2006 s. 23)

(2) A written representation under subsection (1) may be submitted to the
Revising Officer only after the date of the publication of the
interim register or final register concerned and must reach the Revising
Officer not later than 7 days after that date. (10 of 2006 s. 23)

(3) The Electoral Registration Officer, or an Assistant Electoral 
Registration Officer, is required to appear as the respondent at the hearing.

(4) The written representation referred to in subsection (1) shall state-

   (a)  the name, address and identity document number (if any) of the
        appellant;

   (b)  the name and address of the declared member concerned;

   (c)  the date on which the declared member concerned was declared as such
        member by the Returning Officer;

   (d)  the ground of appeal; and

   (e)  any other relevant information.