Hong Kong Regulations

ELECTORAL PROCEDURE (CHIEF EXECUTIVE ELECTION) REGULATION - SECT 12

Appointment of election agent

(Past version on 21/12/2001).

PART 3

ELECTION AGENTS AND ELECTION EXPENSE AGENTS

(1) A candidate may appoint one person as his election agent. (L.N. 209 of
2006)

(2) Only a holder of an identity card who has attained the age of 18 years may
be appointed as an election agent.

(3) An election agent appointed by a candidate may do all things which the
candidate may do or is required to do in connection with an  election except-

   (a)  making a declaration referred to in section 16(7) of the Election
        Ordinance or section 4(1)(b);

   (b)  signing on a nomination form as the candidate being nominated;

   (c)  signing on a notice of withdrawal of candidature referred to in
        section 19 of the Election Ordinance as the candidate;

   (d)  appointing an election agent under subsection (1);

   (e)  appointing an election expense agent under section 13;

   (f)  without prejudice to section 13, incurring election expenses on behalf
        of the candidate; and

   (g)  revoking the appointment of an election agent or election 
        expense agent under section 14(4).

(4) Subject to subsection (3), any act which purports to be done by
an election agent in his capacity as such on behalf of the candidate who
appointed him shall be as effective as if it had been done by the candidate in
person.

(5) A notice under section 15(1), 23(2) or (4), 31(4) or 43(3) given to the
election agent of a candidate shall be regarded as having been given to the
candidate.