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HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION

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Ordiance No. 129 of 1997

An Ordinance to provide for the establishment of the Electoral Affairs Commission as a body corporate, for the purpose of making recommendations regarding the delineation of geographical constituencies and demarcation of their boundaries and to be responsible for the conduct and supervision of elections, and matters incidental thereto.

[29 August 1997]

Enacted by the Provisional Legislative Council.

PART I
Preliminary

1. Short title

This Ordinance may be cited as the Electoral Affairs Commission Ordinance.

2. Interpretation

(1) In this Ordinance, unless the context otherwise requires—

“by-election” (補選) means an election to fill a vacancy in a public body arising other than from—

(a) the expiration of the term of office of all those members who are to be elected under any electoral law as members of that public body; or

(b) the dissolution of a public body;

“Chairman” (主席) means the person appointed under section 3(2) or the person acting for him under paragraph 1(5) of Schedule 2;

“Chief Electoral Officer” (總選舉事務主任) means the person appointed as such under section 9;