Hong Kong Regulations

ELECTION COMMITTEE (APPEALS) REGULATION - SECT 6

Ruling of Revising Officer

(1) As regards an appeal notice-

   (a)  in the case where the appellant-

        (i)    does not appear at the hearing;

        (ii)   is not represented at the hearing by a legal practitioner or
               any other person authorized in writing by the appellant; and

        (iii)  does not make representations in writing regarding his appeal 
               notice to be received by the Revising Officer on a date at
               least 1 clear day before the date of the hearing, the result of
               the subsector election to which the appeal notice relates shall
               stand; or

   (b)  in any other case, the Revising Officer shall make a ruling within the
        period referred to in section 5(3) to determine whether the person
        whose election is questioned was or was not duly elected.

(2) As regards a written representation-

   (a)  in the case where the Electoral Registration Officer does not make
        representations to the Revising Officer at the hearing and the
        appellant-

        (i)    does not appear at the hearing;

        (ii)   is not represented at the hearing by a legal practitioner or
               any other person authorized in writing by the appellant; and

        (iii)  does not make representations in writing regarding his
               written representation to be received by the Revising Officer
               on a date at least 1 clear day before the date of the hearing,
               the decision of the Electoral Registration Officer in relation
               to the registration to which the written representation relates
               shall stand; or

   (b)  in any other case, the Revising Officer shall make a ruling within the
        period referred to in section 5(4) to determine whether or not the
        declared member concerned should have been registered as a member of
        the Election Committee and if he determines that such person should
        not have been registered as a member of the Election Committee and the
        appellant has made a request referred to in section 4(1), determine
        whether some other nominee nominated by the designated body concerned
        should be declared and registered as a member of the Election
        Committee instead.