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Chapter 542Legislative Council Ordinance
CAP 542Legislative Council Ordinance
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Cap 542Long title
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Cap 542 Part 1Preliminary
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Cap 542 s 1Short title
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Cap 542 s 2Purpose of Ordinance
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Cap 542 s 3Interpretation
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Cap 542 Part 2Constitution and Membership of Legislative Council
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Cap 542 s 4Terms of office of Legislative Council
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Cap 542 s 5(Repealed 48 of 1999 s. 4)
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Cap 542 s 6Chief Executive to specify dates for holding general elections
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Cap 542 s 7Chief Executive to specify date for general election on dissolution of Legislative Council
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Cap 542 s 8Different dates may be specified for different classes of elections
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Cap 542 s 9Chief Executive to convene ordinary sessions of Legislative Council
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Cap 542 s 10First meeting of each term of office of Legislative Council
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Cap 542 s 11Emergency sessions of Legislative Council
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Cap 542 s 12How long Members are to hold office
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Cap 542 s 13Acceptance of office as a Member
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Cap 542 s 14How Member can resign
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Cap 542 s 15When Member ceases to hold office
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Cap 542 s 16Member to be eligible for re-election
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Cap 542 s 17Proceedings of Legislative Council not affected by vacancy in membership
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Cap 542 Part 3Establishment of Constituencies
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Cap 542 s 18Establishment of geographical constituencies
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Cap 542 s 19Number of Members to be returned for geographical constituency
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Cap 542 s 20Establishment of functional constituencies
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Cap 542 s 20AComposition of the Heung Yee Kuk functional constituency
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Cap 542 s 20BComposition of the agriculture and fisheries functional constituency
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Cap 542 s 20CComposition of the insurance functional constituency
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Cap 542 s 20DComposition of the transport functional constituency
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Cap 542 s 20EComposition of the education functional constituency
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Cap 542 s 20FComposition of the legal functional constituency
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Cap 542 s 20GComposition of the accountancy functional constituency
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Cap 542 s 20HComposition of the medical functional constituency
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Cap 542 s 20IComposition of the health services functional constituency
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Cap 542 s 20JComposition of the engineering functional constituency
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Cap 542 s 20KComposition of the architectural, surveying and planning functional constituency
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Cap 542 s 20LComposition of the labour functional constituency
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Cap 542 s 20MComposition of the social welfare functional constituency
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Cap 542 s 20NComposition of the real estate and construction functional constituency
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Cap 542 s 20OComposition of the tourism functional constituency
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Cap 542 s 20PComposition of the commercial (first) functional constituency
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Cap 542 s 20QComposition of the commercial (second) functional constituency
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Cap 542 s 20RComposition of the industrial (first) functional constituency
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Cap 542 s 20SComposition of the industrial (second) functional constituency
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Cap 542 s 20TComposition of the finance functional constituency
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Cap 542 s 20UComposition of the financial services functional constituency
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Cap 542 s 20VComposition of the sports, performing arts, culture and publication functional constituency
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Cap 542 s 20WComposition of the import and export functional constituency
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Cap 542 s 20XComposition of the textiles and garment functional constituency
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Cap 542 s 20YComposition of the wholesale and retail functional constituency
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Cap 542 s 20ZComposition of the information technology functional constituency
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Cap 542 s 20ZAComposition of the catering functional constituency
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Cap 542 s 20ZBComposition of the District Council (first) functional constituency*
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Cap 542 s 20ZCComposition of the District Council (second) functional constituency
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Cap 542 s 21Number of Members to be returned for functional constituency
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Cap 542 Part IV(Repealed 25 of 2003 s. 15)
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Cap 542 s 22(Repealed 25 of 2003 s. 15)
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Cap 542 s 23(Repealed 25 of 2003 s. 15)
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Cap 542 Part 5Registration of Electors
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Cap 542 s 24Who is eligible to be registered as an elector: geographical constituencies
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Cap 542 s 25Who is eligible to be registered as an elector: functional constituencies
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Cap 542 s 26Corporate elector to have authorized representative
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Cap 542 s 27Elector to be permanent resident of Hong Kong
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Cap 542 s 28Elector to reside in Hong Kong
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Cap 542 s 29Elector to be 18 years of age
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Cap 542 s 30Applicant for registration as elector to be in possession of identity document
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Cap 542 s 31When person is disqualified from being registered as an elector
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Cap 542 s 32Electoral Registration Officer to compile and publish electoral registers
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Cap 542 s 33When final register is to take effect
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Cap 542 s 34Right of appeal to Revising Officer against decisions of Electoral Registration Officer
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Cap 542 Part 6Conduct of elections
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Cap 542 s 35Vacancy in membership of Legislative Council to be declared
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Cap 542 s 36By-election to be held to fill vacancy in membership of Legislative Council
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Cap 542 s 37Who is eligible to be nominated as a candidate
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Cap 542 s 38Nomination lists for geographical constituencies and District Council (second) functional constituency*
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Cap 542 s 39When person is disqualified from being nominated as a candidate and from being elected as a Member
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Cap 542 s 40What requirements are to be complied with by persons nominated as candidates
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Cap 542 s 41Person not to be nominated for more than one constituency
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Cap 542 s 42Withdrawal of candidate's nomination
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Cap 542 s 42AWho are validly nominated candidates
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Cap 542 s 42BDeath or disqualification of a validly nominated candidate for geographical constituency or District Council (second) functional constituency before date of election*
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Cap 542 s 42CDeath or disqualification of a validly nominated candidate for functional constituency (other than District Council (second) functional constituency) before date of election*
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Cap 542 s 43Candidates entitled to send letter to electors free of postage
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Cap 542 s 44When general election can be postponed or adjourned
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Cap 542 s 45(Repealed 48 of 1999 s. 29)
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Cap 542 s 46What is to happen if insufficient candidates are nominated
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Cap 542 s 46ADeath or disqualification of a validly nominated candidate before declaration of election result
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Cap 542 s 47How election is to be conducted
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Cap 542 s 48Who is entitled to vote at an election
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Cap 542 s 49System of voting and counting of votes: geographical constituencies and District Council (second) functional constituency*
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Cap 542 s 50System of voting and counting of votes: the Heung Yee Kuk, the agriculture and fisheries, the insurance and the transport functional constituencies
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Cap 542 s 51System of voting and counting of votes: other functional constituencies
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Cap 542 s 52(Repealed 25 of 2003 s. 35)
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Cap 542 s 53When an elector is disqualified from voting at an election
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Cap 542 s 54Consequences of non-compliance with requirements of this Ordinance
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Cap 542 s 55Misnomer or inaccuracy not to affect operation of election document
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Cap 542 s 56Election to be presumed to be valid
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Cap 542 s 57Election not to be questioned only because of defect in the appointment of an electoral officer
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Cap 542 s 58Returning Officer to publish result of election
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