“candidate” (候選人) means a candidate who is determined to be validly nominated under section 17;
“Chief Electoral Officer” (總選舉事務主任) means the Chief Electoral Officer appointed under section 9 of the Electoral Affairs Commission Ordinance (Cap. 541);
“Chief Executive” (行政長官) means the Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region;
“Court” (原訟法庭) means the Court of First Instance;
“EAC Regulations” (《選管會規例》) means regulations made under section 7 of the Electoral Affairs Commission Ordinance (Cap. 541);
“election” (選舉) means an election held under section 6;
“Election Committee” (選舉委員會) means the Election Committee constituted under section 8;
“election petition” (選舉呈請、選舉呈請書) means an election petition lodged under section 33(1);
“Electoral Affairs Commission” (選舉管理委員會) means the Electoral Affairs Commission established by section 3 of the Electoral Affairs Commission Ordinance (Cap. 541);
“electoral officer” (選舉事務人員) means—
- (a) the Returning Officer;
- (b) the Chief Electoral Officer;
- (c) an Assistant Returning Officer appointed under section 41(3);
- (d) the Electoral Registration Officer appointed under section 44 of the Schedule;
- (e) an Assistant Electoral Registration Officer appointed under section 44 of the Schedule;
- (f) a Revising Officer appointed under section 46 of the Schedule;
- (g) a Returning Officer appointed under section 47 of the Schedule;
- (h) an Assistant Returning Officer appointed under section 47 of the Schedule; or
- (i) any other person who is appointed under this Ordinance or the Electoral Affairs Commission Ordinance (Cap. 541) to perform functions at or in connection with an election or a subsector election;
“final register of members of the Election Committee” (選舉委員會正式委員登記冊) means the register compiled under section 40 of the Schedule;
“function” (職能) includes a power and a duty;
“member of the Election Committee” (選舉委員) means a person whose name appears in the final register of members of the Election Committee;
“poll” (投票) means a poll conducted under section 24;
“polling date” (投票日) means the date fixed in accordance with section 10 or 11 as the date of the poll at an election;
