B 24 CAP. 381] Legislative Council (Electoral Provisions)
(Procedure) Regulations'
[Subsidiary]
[1988 Ed.
Enforcement of provisions as to secrecy
66. (1) Except as authorized by these regulations, no person appointed to act in any official capacity under these regulations shall communicate to any person-
(a) whether or not any other person who is an elector or authorized representative has applied for a ballot paper or voted at a polling station; or
(b) any information obtained at the counting of the votes, concerning any candidate.
(2) No person shall-
(a) interfere with or attempt to interfere with an elector or authorized representative when voting; or
(b) directly or indirectly induce an elector or authorized representative to display his ballot paper after he has marked it.
(3) Any person who contravenes any of the provisions of this regulation commits an offence and is liable to a fine of $5,000.
Keeping order in polling station
67. (1) It shall be the duty of the presiding officer to keep order at his polling station.
(2) If any person misconducts himself in a polling station, or fails to obey a lawful order of the presiding officer or the returning officer (if present), such officer may order him to leave the polling station and if he fails to leave the polling station immediately, he may be removed from the polling station by a police officer, or by any other person authorized in writing by the presiding officer or the returning officer to remove him; and the person so removed shall not, without the permission of the presiding officer, again enter the polling station during the election.
(3) The powers conferred by this regulation shall not be exercised so as to prevent an elector or authorized representative who is otherwise entitled to vote at a polling station from having an opportunity of voting at that polling station.
Display of notices, etc.
68. Subject to these regulations, a returning officer may publish or display in such manner as he thinks fit any notice, declaration or other document required to be published or displayed under these regulations.
Certain forms to be made available
69. The registration officer shall make available free of charge at his office and at the office of each returning officer and at such other place or places in Hong Kong as he thinks fit copies of Forms 2, 3, 4, 6 and 8 in the First Schedule.