Elections

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IMPORTANT

ABBREVIATIONS

PROLOGUE

CHAPTER 1	INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER 2	REGISTRATION OF ELECTORS AND VOTING SYSTEM
CHAPTER 3	NOMINATION OF CANDIDATES
CHAPTER 4	POLLING AND COUNTING ARRANGEMENTS
CHAPTER 5	ELECTION PETITIONS
CHAPTER 6	APPOINTMENT AND ROLES OF ELECTION AGENT, ELECTION EXPENSE AGENTS, POLLING AGENTS AND COUNTING AGENTS
CHAPTER 7	ELECTION ADVERTISEMENTS
CHAPTER 8	ELECTIONEERING ACTIVITIES IN PREMISES OR BUILDINGS WHERE ELECTORS RESIDE, WORK OR FREQUENT
CHAPTER 9	ELECTION MEETINGS
CHAPTER 10	ELECTION BROADCASTING, MEDIA REPORTING AND ELECTION FORUMS
CHAPTER 11	USE OF SOUND AMPLIFYING DEVICE AND VEHICLES
CHAPTER 12	ELECTIONEERING ACTIVITIES CONDUCTED IN SCHOOLS OR PARTICIPATED BY SCHOOL PUPILS
CHAPTER 13	PROHIBITION AGAINST CANVASSING ACTIVITIES OUTSIDE POLLING STATIONS
CHAPTER 14	EXIT POLL
CHAPTER 15	ELECTION EXPENSES AND ELECTION DONATIONS
CHAPTER 16	CORRUPT AND ILLEGAL CONDUCT
CHAPTER 17	NAMEDROPPING
CHAPTER 18	PARTICIPATION IN ELECTION-RELATED ACTIVITIES BY CIVIL SERVANTS AND OFFICIALS UNDER THE POLITICAL APPOINTMENT SYSTEM AND ATTENDANCE OF PUBLIC FUNCTIONS BY BOTH CIVIL SERVANTS AND CANDIDATES
CHAPTER 19	COMPLAINTS PROCEDURE

APPENDIX 1	RURAL REPRESENTATIVE ELECTION ACTION CHECKLIST FOR CANDIDATES
APPENDIX 2	A LIST OF EXISTING VILLAGE, INDIGENOUS VILLAGE, COMPOSITE INDIGENOUS VILLAGE AND MARKET TOWN
APPENDIX 3	SPECIFIED PERSONS ELIGIBLE TO INSPECT REGISTERS FOR RURAL AREA
APPENDIX 4	SUBMISSION METHOD, FORMAT AND STANDARD FOR POSTING ELECTRONIC COPY OF ELECTION ADVERTISEMENT AND RELEVANT INFORMATION ONTO AN OPEN PLATFORM FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION (WITH ANNEX (I) AND ANNEX (II) ON THE GUIDELINES AND BASIC LAYOUT DESIGN REQUIREMENTS FOR CANDIDATE’S PLATFORM)
APPENDIX 5	CANVASSING ACTIVITIES WHICH ARE FORBIDDEN WITHIN A NO CANVASSING ZONE
APPENDIX 6	CONDUCT OF ELECTIONEERING ACTIVITIES AND ELECTION MEETINGS IN PREMISES UNDER THE MANAGEMENT OF THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT AND THE HONG KONG HOUSING SOCIETY
APPENDIX 7	GUIDANCE ON ELECTION ACTIVITIES FOR CANDIDATES, GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS, PUBLIC OPINION RESEARCH ORGANISATIONS AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC
APPENDIX 8	GUIDANCE NOTE ON SAFE CONDUCT OF ELECTION-RELATED ACTIVITIES
APPENDIX 9	APPLICATION FOR A PERMIT UNDER S4(17) OF SUMMARY OFFENCES ORDINANCE, CAP.228 FOR NON-CHARITABLE PURPOSES
APPENDIX 10	OBSERVATIONS MADE BY THE COURT IN AN ELECTION PETITION RELATING TO A TELEVISION PROGRAMME ON 2010 LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL BY-ELECTION
APPENDIX 11	FAIR AND EQUAL TREATMENT OF CANDIDATES BY THE PRINT MEDIA
APPENDIX 12	APPLICATION PROCEDURE FOR THE APPROVAL OF FLOAT DESIGN
APPENDIX 13	ITEMS OF EXPENSES TO BE COUNTED TOWARDS ELECTION EXPENSES
APPENDIX 14	COLLECTION OF ELECTION DONATIONS
APPENDIX 15	GUIDELINES FOR MUTUAL AID COMMITTEES PARTICIPATING IN ELECTIONEERING ACTIVITIES
APPENDIX 16	GUIDELINES FOR CANDIDATES ON SENDING ELECTION ADVERTISEMENTS TO REGISTERED ELECTORS IN THE CUSTODY OF THE CORRECTIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT

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