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Electoral Provisions (Registration of Electors) Regulations
[1984 Ed.
[Subsidiary]
Publication of notice of provisional register and inspection thereof.
65 of 1984, s. 28.
12. (1) As soon as practicable after the compilation of the provisional register the registration officer shall publish in the Gazette and in at least one English language daily newspaper and one Chinese language daily newspaper, each circulating in Hong Kong, a notice that a copy of the provisional register is available for public inspection.
(2) A copy of the provisional register shall be available for public inspection free of charge at the address specified in the notice published under paragraph (1) during office hours on any working day in the period commencing on the date of the publication of such notice and ending on 20 November in the same year.
Applications for inclusion in final register.
65 of 1984, s. 28.
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Powers and procedure on application for inclusion in final register.
PART III
APPLICATIONS FOR INCLUSION IN FINAL REGISTER AND OBJECTIONS THERETO
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13. (1) Any person whose name does not appear in a provisional register and who considers that he is entitled to be registered as an elector may apply to have his name included in the final register by lodging a notice of application in the specified form with the registration officer.
(2) Notices of application for inclusion in the final register shall be lodged by hand in person with the registration officer at any time during office hours on any working day in the period commencing on the date of publication of the notice under regulation 12(1) and ending on 20 November in the same year.
(3) The registration officer may call upon any person lodging a notice of application under paragraph (1) to identify himself by such means as the registration officer considers expedient.
14. (1) If the registration officer receives an application under regulation 13 for inclusion in the final register he shall, as soon as may be, either-
(a) rule that the applicant is entitled to be registered as an elector; or
(b) rule that the applicant is not entitled to be registered as an elector.
(2) If the registration officer rules that the applicant is entitled to be registered as an elector he shall forthwith-
(a) determine, on the basis of the residential address declared by the applicant, the part of the final register in which his particulars shall be entered;
(b) register the applicant as an elector in the final register, and inform the applicant by post accordingly.