Guidelines on Election-related Activities in respect of the Legislative Council Elections
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Important
Key Information
Abbreviations
Contents
CHAPTER 1
INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER 2
GEOGRAPHICAL CONSTITUENCIES
CHAPTER 3
FUNCTIONAL CONSTITUENCIES
CHAPTER 4
NOMINATION OF CANDIDATES
CHAPTER 5
POLLING AND COUNTING ARRANGEMENTS
CHAPTER 6
ELECTION PETITIONS
CHAPTER 7
APPOINTMENT AND ROLES OF ELECTION AGENT, ELECTION EXPENSE AGENTS, POLLING AGENTS AND COUNTING AGENTS
CHAPTER 8
ELECTION ADVERTISEMENTS
CHAPTER 9
ELECTION MEETINGS
CHAPTER 10
ELECTIONEERING AT THE LIVING OR WORKING PLACES OF ELECTORS, PREMISES OF ORGANISATIONS TO WHICH ELECTORS BELONG AND BUILDINGS WHICH ELECTORS FREQUENT
CHAPTER 11
ELECTION BROADCASTING, MEDIA REPORTING AND ELECTION FORUMS
CHAPTER 12
USE OF SOUND AMPLIFYING DEVICE AND BROADCASTING VANS
CHAPTER 13
ELECTIONEERING ACTIVITIES CONDUCTED IN SCHOOLS OR PARTICIPATED BY SCHOOL PUPILS
CHAPTER 14
PROHIBITION AGAINST CANVASSING ACTIVITIES OUTSIDE POLLING STATIONS
CHAPTER 15
EXIT POLL
CHAPTER 16
ELECTION EXPENSES AND DONATIONS
CHAPTER 17
CORRUPT AND ILLEGAL CONDUCT
CHAPTER 18
NAMEDROPPING
CHAPTER 19
ATTENDANCE OF PUBLIC FUNCTIONS BY BOTH GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS AND CANDIDATES
CHAPTER 20
COMPLAINTS PROCEDURE
APPENDICES
Appendix A
Action Checklist for Candidates
Appendix B
The Functional Constituencies and their Electors
Appendix C
The Preferential Elimination System of Voting (Applicable to the 4 Special Functional Constituencies) - How Votes are Counted (with Annex showing Working Examples)
Appendix D
The Combined Polling Arrangements - Polling Stations for Various Kinds of Electors in the General Election
Appendix E
Methods of Folding of Election Advertisement
Appendix F
List of Posting Offices for Election Communication
Appendix G
Districts for Posting of Election Mail for Geographical Constituencies
Appendix H
Administrative Guidelines and Licensing Conditions for the issue of Public Fund-raising Permits for Non-Charitable Purposes - Application Form for a Permit
Appendix I
Personal Data Privacy: Guidance on Electioneering Activities
Appendix J
Fair and Equal Treatment of Candidates by the Print Media
Appendix K
Application Procedure for the Approval of Float Design
Appendix L
Canvassing Activities which are Forbidden Within a No Canvassing Zone
Appendix M
Items of Expenses which may be Counted towards Election Expenses
Appendix N
Support Clean Elections: A Handbook by the ICAC
Appendix O
Form of Consent of Support
Appendix P
Guidelines for Mutual Aid Committees
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