1989 Ed.]
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9. Age qualification
No person shall be entitled to be registered as an elector in any register or, even if registered, to vote at an election who either has not attained the age of 21 years or will not have attained that age on or before 31 December in the year in which he applies for inclusion in such register.
(Amended 65 of 1984 s. 21)
10. Possession of identity card
No person shall be entitled to be registered as an elector unless, at the time he applies for inclusion in a register, he shows to the satisfaction of the registration officer that he-
(a) is in possession of an identity card issued to him under the Registration of Persons Ordinance (Cap. 177); or
(b) has, under that Ordinance-
(i) applied for a new identity card; or
(ii) requested the alteration of his identity card or the issue of a new identity card,
in replacement of the identity card previously issued to him, and furnishes to the registration officer his identity card number.
11. Disqualification from registration
(1) A person shall be disqualified from being registered as an elector or, even if registered, from voting at an election, if he-
(a) has in Hong Kong or any other territory or country been sentenced to death or imprisonment (by whatever name called) for a term exceeding 6 months and has not either suffered the punishment to which he was sentenced or such other punishment as may by competent authority have been substituted therefor or received a free pardon;
(b) is the subject of a decision under the Mental Health Ordinance (Cap. 136) that he is of unsound mind and incapable of managing himself and his affairs; (Replaced 41 of 1985 s. 18)
(c) is a member of the regular armed forces of the Crown, not being-
(i) a locally enlisted member of such forces; or
(ii) a commissioned officer who has previously served as such an enlisted member;
(d) where the election is to be held or is held within 7 years from the date of conviction, has been convicted--
1989 Ed.]
Electoral Provisions
[CAP. 367
7
9. Age qualification
No person shall be entitled to be registered as an elector in any register or, even if registered, to vote at an election who either has not attained the age of 21 years or will not have attained that age on or before 31 December in the year in which he applies for inclusion in such register.
(Amended 65 of 1984 s. 21)
10. Possession of identity card
No person shall be entitled to be registered as an elector unless, at the time he applies for inclusion in a register, he shows to the satisfaction of the registration officer that he-
(a) is in possession of an identity card issued to him under the
Registration of Persons Ordinance (Cap. 177); or
(b) has, under that Ordinance-
(i) applied for a new identity card; or
(ii) requested the alteration of his identity card or the issue of a
new identity card,
in replacement of the identity card previously issued to him, and furnishes to the registration officer his identity card number.
11. Disqualification from registration
(1) A person shall be disqualified from being registered as an elector or, even if registered, from voting at an election, if he-
(a) has in Hong Kong or any other territory or country been sentenced to death or imprisonment (by whatever name called) for a term exceeding 6 months and has not either suffered the punishment to which he was sentenced or such other punishment as may by competent authority have been substituted therefor or received a free pardon;
(b) is the subject of a decision under the Mental Health Ordinance (Cap. 136) that he is of unsound mind and incapable of managing himself and his affairs; (Replaced 41 of 1985 s. 18)
(c) is a member of the regular armed forces of the Crown, not
being-
(i) a locally enlisted member of such forces; or
(ii) a commissioned officer who has previously served as such an
enlisted member;
(d) where the election is to be held or is held within 7 years from the
date of conviction, has been convicted--
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