Commission.

The consequential and other amendments contained in Schedule 2

(a) to the Legislative Council (Electoral Provisions)

Ordinance (Cap. 381) and the Electoral Provisions

Ordinance (Cap. 367) and subsidiary legislation under

those Ordinances

(i) require the Governor in Council in

(ii)

declaring geographical constituencies for

the purposes of an ordinary election to

have regard to the recommendations made by

the Commission as regards the delineation

of such constituencies;

confer on the Commission the power to

appoint returning officers under those

Ordinances;

(iii)

empower the Governor to postpone an

election or a poll or adjourn an entire

poll or a count where he considers that the

election, poll or count is likely to be

affected by riot or open violence;

(iv) empower the Governor in Council to make

regulations relating to the amount of or

disposal of any election deposit,

subscribers for a nomination paper,

particulars relating to the system of

voting and counting in any election held

under the Legislative Councils (Electoral

Provisions) Ordinance (Cap. 381) and the

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