### Mass Transit Railway Ordinance 《香港鐵路條例》

64. Repeal, etc.
(1) Subject to section 52 and this section, the Mass Transit Railway Corporation Ordinance (Cap. 270), any subsidiary legislation made under that Ordinance and any other instrument issued under that Ordinance and published in the Gazette are repealed as from the appointed day.
(2) With effect from the appointed day, the regulations made under the repealed Ordinance and the notices made under those regulations subsisting immediately before that day and specified in column 2 of Schedule 3 are, subject to the modifications specified in column 3 of that Schedule, adopted as and become regulations made under this Ordinance and notices made under those regulations respectively.
(3) With effect from the appointed day, the bylaws made under the repealed Ordinance subsisting immediately before that day and specified in column 2 of Schedule 4 are, subject to the modifications specified in column 3 of that Schedule, adopted as and become bylaws made under this Ordinance.
(4) With effect from the appointed day, the notices published under the repealed Ordinance subsisting immediately before that day and specified in column 2 of Schedule 5 are, subject to the modifications specified in column 3 of that Schedule, adopted as and become notices published under this Ordinance.
(5) Unless the context requires otherwise, a reference in any Ordinance or document in existence immediately before the appointed day to the repealed Ordinance or its provisions, or to a notice published under the repealed Ordinance, is deemed to be, in respect of the period on and after the appointed day, a reference to this Ordinance or its provisions or to a notice published under this Ordinance.

Editorial Note:
Cap. 270 sub. leg. A, B, E and F are, subject to modifications, adopted as sub. leg. A, B, C and D respectively under Cap. 556.

### Mass Transit Railway Ordinance 《香港鐵路條例》

66. Change of Chinese name
(1) On the Merger Date, the Chinese name of the Corporation is changed from “地鐵有限公司” to “香港鐵路有限公司”.
(2) The Corporation shall, as soon as practicable after the Merger Date, deliver to the Registrar a copy of this Ordinance as amended by the Rail Merger Ordinance (11 of 2007) and published in the loose-leaf edition of the laws published under the Laws (Loose-leaf Publication) Ordinance 1990 (Cap. 643). (Amended E.R. 1 of 2022)
(3) The Registrar shall register the copy of the Ordinance delivered to him pursuant to subsection (2) and—
(a) enter the new Chinese name of the Corporation in the register in place of its former Chinese name; and
(b) issue to the Corporation a certificate of change of name in respect of the change of the Chinese name of the Corporation under subsection (1).
(4) The change of the Chinese name of the Corporation under this section does not affect any rights or obligations of the Corporation or render defective any legal proceedings by or against it and any legal proceedings that could have been commenced or continued against it by its former Chinese name may be commenced or continued against it by its new Chinese name.
(5) The change of the Chinese name of the Corporation under subsection (1) has effect despite section 22(1) of the relevant Ordinance. (Replaced 28 of 2012 ss. 912 & 920)
(6) Nothing in this section shall be construed to affect the operation of sections 107, 108 and 109 of the Companies Ordinance (Cap. 622) in respect of any subsequent change of name of the Corporation. (Amended 28 of 2012 ss. 912 & 920)
(7) In this section, Registrar (註冊處處長) means the Registrar of Companies appointed under section 303 of the relevant Ordinance. (Amended 28 of 2012 ss. 912 & 920)
(Added 11 of 2007 s. 25)

### Elections (Corrupt and Illegal Conduct) Ordinance 《選舉(舞弊及非法行為)條例》

1. Short title
(Amended E.R. 2 of 2019)(1) This Ordinance may be cited as the Elections (Corrupt and Illegal Conduct) Ordinance.
(2) (Omitted as spent—E.R. 2 of 2012)

### Elections (Corrupt and Illegal Conduct) Ordinance 《選舉(舞弊及非法行為)條例》

3. Objects of this Ordinance
The objects of this Ordinance are—
(a) to ensure that, as far as practicable, elections to elect the Chief Executive and persons to membership of the Legislative Council, District Councils and certain other public bodies and to be Rural Representatives are conducted fairly, openly and honestly and are free from corrupt conduct and illegal conduct; and (Amended 2 of 2003 s. 68; 5 of 2014 s. 68)
(b) to regulate electoral advertising so as to ensure, as far as practicable, the fairness and honesty of electoral advertising; and
(c) to ensure that candidates properly account for the expenditure of money at elections and the soliciting and receipt of election donations and that they do not exceed the prescribed levels of expenditure.

4. What elections do this Ordinance apply to
(Amended E.R. 2 of 2019)(1) Subject to subsection (2), this Ordinance applies to the following kinds of elections— (Amended 11 of 2012 s. 26)
(a) an election to elect the Chief Executive;
(b) a general election to elect the Members of the Legislative Council;
(c) a by-election to fill a vacancy in the membership of the Legislative Council;
(d) a subsector ordinary election to elect members of the Election Committee; (Amended 21 of 2001 s. 78)
(da) a by-election to fill a vacancy in the membership of the Election Committee; (Added 21 of 2001 s. 78)
(e) an ordinary election to elect members of a District Council; (Amended 19 of 2023 s. 178)
(f) a by-election to fill a vacancy in the membership of a District Council;
(g) an election to elect members of the Heung Yee Kuk;
(h) an election to elect a person as the Chairman or Vice-Chairman or a member of the Executive Committee of a Rural Committee;
(i) a rural ordinary election to elect a Rural Representative for a Rural Area; (Replaced 5 of 2014 s. 69)
(j) a rural by-election to elect a Rural Representative for a Rural Area. (Replaced 5 of 2014 s. 69)
(2) Part 5 only applies to the following kinds of elections—
(a) an election to elect members of the Heung Yee Kuk; and
(b) an election to elect a person as the Chairman or Vice-Chairman or a member of the Executive Committee of a Rural Committee. (Added 11 of 2012 s. 26)