Legislative Council of Hong Kong

“ A person who is nominated as a candidate for a subsector at a subsector election is not eligible to be nominated as a candidate at another subsector election that is to be held on the same day or if the nomination periods for the elections coincide or partly coincide. ”

“ A person is eligible to be an authorized representative of a corporate voter for a subsector only if the person—
(a) is— (i) registered as an elector for a geographical constituency; or (ii) eligible to be registered as an elector for a geographical constituency and has applied to be so registered; (b) has a substantial connection with the corporate voter; (c) is not registered or has not made an application to be registered as a voter for the subsector; and (d) is not disqualified from registration or voting under section 31 or 53 of the Legislative Council Ordinance (Cap. 542) . ”

“ The Electoral Registration Officer may amend a subsector provisional register or subsector final register so as to rectify any clerical or printing error or any incorrect name or address of a person who is recorded in the register. ”

“ Any person holding office as a Returning Officer or an Assistant Returning Officer at a subsector election who neglects or refuses to perform the functions of that office in relation to such an election commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine at level 2. ”

“ The Returning Officer for a subsector shall, as soon as practicable after receiving a nomination form that complies with the EAC Regulations, decide in accordance with those Regulations whether or not a person is validly nominated as a candidate at the subsector election. ”

“ At the hearing of the appeal, the appellant or any other person concerned in the appeal is entitled to appear in person and, whether or not the appellant appears in person, to be represented by a legal practitioner or any other person. ”

“ If the candidate returned at an election for appointment to fill the vacancy in the office of the Chief Executive—
(a) that will arise under section 4 (a) cannot assume the office of the Chief Executive on the day on which the vacancy arises, the new polling date shall, where the 120th day after the expiry of the term of office of the serving Chief Executive— (i) is a Sunday, be that Sunday; or (ii) is not a Sunday, be the Sunday immediately following that day ”

“ The Court may upon application grant the leave to make an application for leave to apply for judicial review or commence proceedings after the expiry of the 30 days referred to in subsection (1) if it is satisfied that—
(a) the person making the first-mentioned application has used his best endeavours to make the second-mentioned application or commence the proceedings within the 30 days; and (b) granting the leave applied for is in the interest of justice. ”