1988 Ed.]
Heung Yee Kuk
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(2) No member of the Executive Committee from the same district as the newly elected Chairman shall be eligible as a candidate for the office of Vice-Chairmen. Similarly, no member of the Executive Committee from the district of either the newly elected Chairman or newly elected Vice-Chairman shall be eligible as a candidate for the other office of Vice-Chairman.
Confirmation of Co-opted Councillors
5A. (1) Where more than 15 persons are nominated and approved under section 3(2)(c), their confirmation under section 3(2)(c)(iv) shall be conducted by secret ballot of the Full Council and the 15 persons who receive the highest number of supporting votes shall be confirmed.
(2) Where 15 or fewer persons are nominated and approved under section 3(2)(c), their confirmation need not be conducted by secret ballot unless a member of the Full Council so requests in respect of one or more of the nominated persons.
(3) A person in respect of whom a secret ballot is conducted under sub-paragraph (2) shall be confirmed if he receives a majority of supporting votes.
(Added, 18 of 1988, s. 9)
Election rules
6. Subject to the provisions of section 7 of the Ordinance, the Executive Committee may make rules for the conduct of elections, and such rules shall require the prior approval of the Secretary for District Administration before coming into operation.
(Amended, L.N. 94/74; L.N. 370/81 and L.N. 14/83)
Home Affairs
SECOND SCHEDULE
(s. 10(2))
RULES FOR THE EXERCISE OF POWERS AND FUNCTIONS
Home Affairs
Meetings of Full Council
1. The Full Council shall hold meetings once every 6 months, and at the request of not less than 10 Councillors or of the Secretary for District Administration or by order of the Executive Committee. At such meetings, the lesser of 33 Councillors or 25 per cent of the Councillors constitutes a quorum.
Meetings of Executive Committee
(Amended, 18 of 1988, s. 10)
2. The Executive Committee shall hold meetings once in every month, and at the request of not less than 5 members or of the Secretary for District Administration. At such meetings, the lesser of 22 members or 25 per cent of the members constitutes a quorum.
(Amended, 18 of 1988, s. 10)
Chairman
3. (1) The Chairman or in his absence a Vice-Chairman shall take the chair at meetings of the Full Council and of the Executive Committee. If neither the Chairman nor either of the Vice-Chairman is present, the Councillors attending shall elect a Chairman for that meeting.
(2) The Chairman shall have a vote and, where the votes are equal, a casting vote.
Disqualification for non-attendance
3A. (1) A member of the Executive Committee who fails to attend, throughout a period of 6 consecutive months, any Full Council meetings or Executive Committee meetings without giving an explanation to the satisfaction of the Executive Committee is not entitled to attend, take part in or vote at any future Full Council or Executive Committee meetings during the remainder of his term.
(2) A member, other than a member of the Executive Committee, who fails to attend 3 consecutive Full Council meetings without giving an explanation to the satisfaction of the Executive Committee is not entitled to attend, take part in or vote at any future meeting of the Full Council during the remainder of his term.
Minutes
(Added, 18 of 1988, s. 10)
4. (1) The Secretary appointed by the Executive Committee shall keep minutes of proceedings of the Full Council and of the Executive Committee, and such minutes shall record the names of the Councillors attending as well as all resolutions passed.
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