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Electoral Provisions

[1989 Ed.

(2) A public officer shall, in the exercise or performance of his functions, duties or powers under this Ordinance, comply with any direction given by the Governor under subsection (1). (Amended L.N. 378 of 1989)

PART IA.

PART II

ELECTORAL FRANCHISE

6. Entitlement to vote

(1) A person shall be entitled to vote at an election if, and shall not be so entitled unless, having regard to section 7, he is registered as an elector in the final register of electors in force on the date of the election.

(2) A person registered as an elector in the final register of electors in force on the date of an election shall not be excluded from voting at that election on the ground that, having regard to section 7, his name ought not to be in the final register; but this subsection shall not prevent the Court from exercising its powers under section 37 or affect his liability to any penalty for voting.

(Amended 65 of 1984 s. 19)

7. Qualification for registration as an elector

Subject to sections 8, 9, 10 and 11, a person shall be entitled to be registered as an elector in any register if, and shall not be so entitled unless, either

8. (a) he is in fact registered as an elector in the existing final register; or (b) under the provisions of this Ordinance, he applies for inclusion and is lawfully entitled to be registered as an elector in any such register.

Residential qualification

(1) Subject to subsection (2), no person shall be entitled to be registered as an elector in any register unless he has ordinarily resided in Hong Kong for the 7 years immediately preceding the date of his application for inclusion in the register.

(2) The requirement in subsection (1) relating to ordinary residence in Hong Kong for 7 years shall not apply to any person who is a Hong Kong permanent resident within the meaning of the Immigration Ordinance (Cap. 115). (Replaced 65 of 1984 s. 20. Amended 31 of 1987 s. 28)