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CAP. 364]
The Hong Kong Association of Banks By-laws
(1981 Ed.)
[Subsidiary]
Procedure for election to Consultative Council.
Filling of casual vacancies on the Consultative Council.
the names of the candidates nominated for election to the Consultative Council in respect of each region set out in the Schedule to the Ordinance and a list of the members eligible to vote in respect of each such region; and the notice shall indicate the number of members to be elected in respect of each such region.
18. (1) If the number of members nominated under by-law 17 for election to the Consultative Council in respect of any region set out in the Schedule to the Ordinance-
(a) does not exceed the number of members to be elected in respect of that region, then the candidates nominated for that region shall be deemed to have been duly elected with effect from the conclusion of the general meeting;
(b) exceeds the number of members to be elected in respect of that region, the election shall be determined by ballot of the members from that region present at the general meeting and the member or members receiving the largest number of votes shall be elected; and in the event of equality of votes the selection of the membership of the Consultative Council shall be determined by the drawing of lots between the candidates whose votes are equal;
(c) is less than the number of members to be elected in respect of each such region, a fresh election shall be held to fill any vacancy remaining unfilled at the conclusion of that meeting, which fresh election shall proceed as if it were an election held under by-law 19.
(2) If a ballot is required under paragraph (1)(b), ballot papers shall be distributed to members present at the general meeting from the region and such ballot papers shall list the candidates in alphabetical order and indicate the number of members to be elected in respect of that region.
(3) Upon a ballot under paragraph (1)(b) the members from such region present and voting at the meeting shall mark the names of the candidates nominated for whom they vote as elected members of the Consultative Council and no member shall, when so voting, mark more or fewer names than there are members to be elected; and if any member shall do so its vote shall be disqualified.
(4) Ballots in respect of a region shall be counted separately and scrutineers shall be appointed by the Chairman of the general meeting to prepare as soon as practicable the result of the ballot showing the votes cast for each candidate, and the scrutineers shall give the result to the Chairman who shall announce the names of the successful candidates without revealing the votes cast for each candidate.
19. (1) If a casual vacancy occurs among the elected members of the Consultative Council, that vacancy shall be filled by election in accordance with this by-law.