Hong Kong Ordinances

CHIEF EXECUTIVE ELECTION ORDINANCE

- CHAPTER 569

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   1.      Short title
   2.      Interpretation
   3.      Term of office of Chief Executive
   4.      Vacancy in office
   5.      Declaration of vacancy
   6.      Election to return candidate for appointment to fill vacancy in
           office
   7.      Election by Election Committee
   8.      Constitution of Election Committee
   9.      Term of office of Election Committee
   10.     Polling date
   11.     Fixing new polling date under certain circumstances
   12.     Publication of polling date
   13.     Eligibility for nomination as candidate
   14.     Disqualification from being nominated
   15.     Nomination period
   16.     Manner of nomination
   17.     Determination of validity of nomination
   18.     Publication of nomination
   19.     Withdrawal of candidature
   20.     Disqualification from being elected
   21.     Postponement or adjournment of polling or counting of votes
   22.     Termination of election proceedings
   23.     Polling arrangement where only one candidate is validly nominated
   24.     Polling arrangement for contested election
   25.     Voting by members of Election Committee
   26.     Disqualification from voting
   26A.    System of voting: only one candidate
   27.     System of voting: contested election
   28.     Declaration and publication of result
   29.     Winning candidate presumed to be duly elected
   30.     Member of Legislative Council deemed to have resigned if appointed
           to be Chief Executive
   31.     Winning candidate to declare he is not a member of political party
   32.     Election may be questioned only by election petition made on
           specified grounds
   33.     Who may lodge election petition
   34.     Period within which election petition and appeal must be lodged
   35.     Respondent to election petition
   36.     Court to have jurisdiction to determine election petition
   37.     Determination of election petition
   38.     Acts of person not invalid if ruled not to be elected
   39.     Time limit for legal challenges
   40.     Chief Justice may make rules
   41.     Appointment of Returning Officers and assistants
   42.     Offence to obstruct or hinder electoral officers
   43.     Electoral Affairs Commission may give direction to electoral officers
   44.     Death or incapacity of electoral officer not to terminate authority
   45.     Candidates entitled to send letters to members of Election Committee
           free of postage
   46.     Regulation
   47.     Amendment of Schedule
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           SCHEDULE


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