### meaning assigned to it by section 11(1) of the Schedule to the Chief Executive Election Ordinance (Cap. 569) 《行政長官選舉條例》

24. Returning Officer to send to other candidates notice of particulars of election agent
(1) The Returning Officer must send to the candidates for a subsector, a notice containing the particulars of the election agents of the other candidates for that subsector.
(2) If a replacement is appointed for an election agent, the Returning Officer must send a notice of the particulars of the replacement to the other candidates for the relevant subsector.
(3) The Returning Officer must send a notice under subsection (1) within 5 days after the expiry of the relevant nomination period.
(4) If the appointment of the election agent is made after the notice period referred to in subsection (3), or if a replacement is appointed under section 23(11), the Returning Officer must send a notice of the particulars as soon as practicable after that Officer receives notice of the appointment or replacement, as the case may be. (15 of 2016 s. 19)
(5) The Returning Officer must also display in a prominent place outside that Officer’s office, a notice of the particulars of the election agents.
(6) A notice under this section must be in the specified form.
(7) A notice required to be sent to a candidate under subsection (1) may be sent to the election agent of the candidate instead of to the candidate.

### meaning assigned to it by section 11(1) of the Schedule to the Chief Executive Election Ordinance (Cap. 569) 《行政長官選舉條例》

25. Authorization of election expense agent to incur election expenses at or in connection with subsector election
(1) Only a person who has attained the age of 18 years may be authorized as an election expense agent to incur election expenses at or in connection with a subsector election.
(2) An authorization of such an election expense agent must be in writing and in the specified form and state the name, identity document number and address of the person authorized.
(3) The authorization must specify the maximum amount of election expenses that the election expense agent is authorized to incur.
(4) The authorization must be signed by the candidate making the authorization and the person authorized.
(5) A copy of the authorization must be served—
(a) on the Returning Officer; or
(b) if the Returning Officer has not been appointed, on the Chief Electoral Officer.
(6) A copy of the authorization may be served by hand, by post, by electronic mail or by facsimile transmission. (15 of 2016 s. 38)
(7) The Returning Officer or the Chief Electoral Officer, as the case may be, is to regard an authorization of an election expense agent to incur election expenses at or in connection with a subsector election as being effective, for any purpose related to the subsector election for which the authorization is relevant, only when a copy of the authorization has been served on the relevant Officer.
(8) If the authorization of an election expense agent to incur election expenses at or in connection with a subsector election has been revoked, a written notice of the revocation must be served as soon as possible— (L.N. 75 of 2011)
(a) on the Returning Officer; or
(b) if the Returning Officer has not been appointed, on the Chief Electoral Officer. (L.N. 75 of 2011)
(9) The notice of revocation must be in the specified form and signed by the candidate who made the authorization.
(9A) The notice of revocation may be served by hand, by post, by electronic mail or by facsimile transmission. (15 of 2016 s. 38)
(10) If the authorization of an election expense agent to incur election expenses at or in connection with a subsector election has been revoked, the Returning Officer or the Chief Electoral Officer, as the case may be, is to regard the revocation as being effective, for any purpose related to the subsector election for which the revocation is relevant, only when the notice of revocation has been served on the relevant Officer. (L.N. 75 of 2011)

### meaning assigned to it by section 11(1) of the Schedule to the Chief Executive Election Ordinance (Cap. 569) 《行政長官選舉條例》

26. Copies of authorization of election expense agents to be made available for public inspection
The Returning Officer or the Chief Electoral Officer, as the case may be, must make available for public inspection a copy of each of the copies of authorizations served on that Officer under section 25. A copy must be made available for public inspection as soon as practicable after that Officer is served the copy of the authorization and until the end of the period for which the copy of the election return lodged by the candidate is available for inspection under section 41 of the Elections (Corrupt and Illegal Conduct) Ordinance (Cap. 554).

27. Appointment and notification of polling hours
(L.N. 132 of 2009)(1) Subject to subsections (2A) and (2B), the hours during which voters can cast their votes on polling day are to be appointed by the Chief Electoral Officer in accordance with this section. (L.N. 132 of 2009)
(2) The Chief Electoral Officer may appoint different polling hours for different subsectors or for different polling stations.
(2A) The Commissioner of Correctional Services may assign a time slot during the polling hours appointed for a dedicated polling station situated in a prison to a voter in custody to whom the polling station is allocated under section 30. (L.N. 132 of 2009)
(2B) Subject to section 55, a voter to whom a time slot is assigned under subsection (2A) may only cast his or her vote during the time slot. (L.N. 132 of 2009)
(3) The Chief Electoral Officer must appoint the polling hours so as to give the voters a reasonable opportunity to vote.
(3A) The Commissioner of Correctional Services must assign the time slot so as to give the voters a reasonable opportunity to vote. (L.N. 132 of 2009)
(4) The Chief Electoral Officer must, at least 10 days before polling day, publish in the Gazette, a notice specifying the polling hours for the subsectors and, if appropriate, for each polling station.
(4A) The Commissioner of Correctional Services must, as early as practicable before the commencement of the poll, notify all voters to whom time slots are assigned under subsection (2A) of the time slot assigned to each of them. (L.N. 132 of 2009)
(5) In this section, voters (投票人) includes authorized representatives.

### meaning assigned to it by section 11(1) of the Schedule to the Chief Executive Election Ordinance (Cap. 569) 《行政長官選舉條例》

28. Chief Electoral Officer to designate polling stations and counting stations
(1) The Chief Electoral Officer must, in respect of a subsector election, designate, by notice published in the Gazette at least 10 days before polling day— (L.N. 132 of 2009; 15 of 2016 s. 61)
(a) one or more places as a polling station or polling stations for conducting a poll in respect of the election; and
(b) one or more places as a counting station or counting stations for counting the votes. (L.N. 132 of 2009)
(1A) Without affecting subsection (1), the Chief Electoral Officer must designate one or more places as a dedicated polling station or dedicated polling stations at which voters in custody or authorized representatives in custody are allocated to vote. (L.N. 132 of 2009)
(2) The Chief Electoral Officer may designate under subsection (1)—
(a) premises occupied by a Government department for official purposes (Government building