### Chief Executive Election Ordinance 《行政長官選舉條例》

13. Eligibility for nomination as candidate
Subject to section 14, a person is eligible to be nominated as a candidate at an election if—
(a) he is a permanent resident of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region;
(b) he is a Chinese citizen as defined by section 2 of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Passports Ordinance (Cap. 539);
(c) he has no right of abode in any foreign country; and
(d) he—
(i) in the case of an election to fill the vacancy in the office of the Chief Executive that will arise under section 4(a), will have—
(A) reached 40 years of age on the day on which the vacancy is due to arise; and
(B) ordinarily resided in Hong Kong for a continuous period of not less than 20 years before the day on which the vacancy is due to arise;
(ii) in the case of an election to fill the vacancy in the office of the Chief Executive that arises under section 4(b) or (c), will have—
(A) reached 40 years of age on the polling date; and
(B) ordinarily resided in Hong Kong for a continuous period of not less than 20 years before the polling date.

### Chief Executive Election Ordinance 《行政長官選舉條例》

15. Nomination period
(1) The nomination period for candidature at an election shall be fixed by the Chief Electoral Officer. (Amended 15 of 2016 s. 24)
(2) The nomination period—
(a) shall not be less than 14 days; and 
(b) shall terminate on a day earlier than the 21 days before the polling date.
(3) (Repealed 15 of 2016 s. 24)(4) Despite subsection (2), the nomination period may end during the period of 21 days before the polling date if the nomination period is extended under section 2A(2). (Added 15 of 2016 s. 24)

### Chief Executive Election Ordinance 《行政長官選舉條例》

17. Determination of validity of nomination
The Candidate Eligibility Review Committee must, as soon as practicable after a nomination form that complies with the EAC Regulations is submitted in accordance with those Regulations, determine whether or not the person nominated by virtue of the nomination form is validly nominated in accordance with Annex I to the Basic Law, this Ordinance and those Regulations as a candidate at the election.
(Replaced 14 of 2021 s. 393)

18. Publication of nomination
(1) The Candidate Eligibility Review Committee must, by notice published in the Gazette, declare— (Amended 14 of 2021 s. 394)
(a) the names of all candidates who are validly nominated; and
(b) together with the name of each of such candidates, the names of those members of the Election Committee nominating him.
(2) A notice under subsection (1) shall be published within 7 days after the date of the close of nominations.
(3) Copies of the nomination forms of all candidates shall be made available for inspection by the public free of charge during ordinary business hours at the office of the Returning Officer until the result of the election is declared under section 28.

19. Withdrawal of candidature
(1) A candidate may withdraw his candidature at any time before the close of nominations.
(2) The withdrawal of a candidate’s candidature is not effective unless it complies with the EAC Regulations made for the purposes of this section.
(3) A person who is nominated as a candidate shall cease to be regarded as such upon the withdrawal of his candidature.

### Chief Executive Election Ordinance 《行政長官選舉條例》

20. Disqualification from being elected
(1) If, after the close of nominations but before the close of polling, proof is given to the satisfaction of the Candidate Eligibility Review Committee that— (Amended 14 of 2021 s. 395)
(a) a candidate does not satisfy the requirement in section 13(a), (b), (c) or (d);
(b) a candidate falls within any paragraph (except paragraph (h)) of section 14(1); (Amended 13 of 2021 s. 28)
(c) a candidate is or has been convicted, within the 5 years before the polling date, in the manner prescribed by subparagraph (i), (ii), (iii) or (iv) of section 14(1)(h); (Amended 13 of 2021 s. 28)
(ca) a candidate falls or has fallen, within the 5 years before the polling date, within any paragraph of section 14(2); or (Added 13 of 2021 s. 28)
(d) the nomination of a candidate does not comply with this Ordinance,

the Candidate Eligibility Review Committee must, by a public declaration, disqualify the candidate from being elected at the election. (Amended 14 of 2021 s. 395)
(2) A declaration made under subsection (1) shall be published in the Gazette as soon as practicable after it is made.

### Chief Executive Election Ordinance 《行政長官選舉條例》

21. Postponement or adjournment of polling or counting of votes
(1) The Electoral Affairs Commission may direct the postponement of a poll or the counting of votes in respect of a poll if, before the commencement of polling or counting, as the case may be, the Commission is of the opinion that the polling or counting, as the case may be, is likely to be obstructed, disrupted, undermined or seriously affected by riot or open violence or any danger to public health or safety. (Amended 15 of 2016 s. 55)
(2) The Electoral Affairs Commission may direct—
(a) the adjournment of a poll if, during the polling, the Commission is of the opinion that the poll; or
(b) the adjournment of the counting of votes in respect of a poll if, during the counting, the Commission is of the opinion that the counting,

is likely to be or is being obstructed, disrupted, undermined or seriously affected by riot or open violence or any danger to public health or safety. (Amended 15 of 2016 s. 55)
(3) A member of the Election Committee who has cast a vote at a poll adjourned under subsection (2) is not entitled and shall not be allowed to cast a vote again at the resumed polling.
(4) Subsection (3) ceases to apply if the poll proceeds to another round of voting.