ELECTIONS (CORRUPT AND ILLEGAL
CONDUCT) ORDINANCE
"incumbent candidate" (在任的候選人) means—
- (a) the person holding office as, or for the time being assuming the duties of the Chief Executive; or
- (b) a serving Member of the Legislative Council, or a person who was a Member of the Legislative Council immediately before its dissolution; or
- (c) a serving member of a District Council; or
- (d) a serving member of the Heung Yee Kuk; or
- (e) a serving Chairman, Vice-Chairman or member of the Executive Committee of a Rural Committee; or
- (f) a serving village representative,
who is seeking re-election to the same office or body or election to another office or body to which this Ordinance applies;
"performance report" (工作表現報告) means a document that gives details of activities organized, services performed or work done by an incumbent candidate as—
- (a) the Chief Executive; or
- (b) a serving Member of the Legislative Council; or
- (c) a serving member of a District Council; or
- (d) a serving member of the Heung Yee Kuk; or
- (e) a serving Chairman, Vice-Chairman or member of the Executive Committee of a Rural Committee; or
- (f) a serving village representative;
"printer" (印刷人), in relation to a document, includes any person who reproduces the document by any means;
"registered local newspaper" (註冊本地報刊) meanis a newspaper registered under section 7 of the Registration of Local Newspapers Ordinance (Cap. 268).
34. Offence to publish election advertisements that do not meet certain requirements
(1) A person must not publish a printed election advertisement that fails to show, in the English or Chinese language—
- (a) the name and address of the printer; and
- (b) the date on which it was printed; and
- (c) the number of copies printed.
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to an election advertisement that is printed in a registered local newspaper.
(3) Subsection (1) is not contravened in relation to the publication of a printed election advertisement if, not later than 7 days after the advertisement is published, the publisher, or a person authorized by the publisher, has lodged with the appropriate returning officer a statutory declaration that states—
