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Legislative Council (Election
Petition) Rules (Cap. 542
sub. leg.) |
(a) In rule 11(3)—
- (i) repeals "a corrupt or illegal practice" and substitute "corrupt or illegal conduct";
- (ii) repeal "practice" and substitute "conduct.".
(b) In rule 21(3)—
- (i) in paragraph (a), repeal "a corrupt practice has not been proved to have been committed" and substitute "corrupt conduct has not been proved to have been engaged in";
- (ii) in paragraph (b), repeal "corrupt practices being committed" and substitute "corrupt conduct being engaged in";
- (iii) in paragraph (c), repeal "practices" where it twice occurs and substitute "conduct".
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District Councils
Ordinance (Cap. 547) |
(a) In section 2—
- (i) repeal the definition of corrupt practice" and substitute—
- ""corrupt conduct" (舞弊行為) means corrupt conduct engaged in in contravention of the Elections (Corrupt and Illegal Conduct) Ordinance (IO of 2000);";
- (ii) repeal the definition of illegal practice and substitute—
- "illegal conduct" (非法行為) means illegal conduct engaged in in contravention of the Elections (Corrupt and Illegal Conduct) Ordinance (10 of 2000);".
(b) Repeal section 14(1)(d) and substitute—
- "(d) without limiting paragraph (b), where the term of office is to begin within 5 years after the date of the person's conviction, has been convicted, or is convicted after the beginning of the term of office—
- (i) in Hong Kong or any other place, of an offence for which the person has been sentenced to imprisonment, whether suspended or not, for a term exceeding 3 months without the option of a fine; or
- (ii) of having engaged in corrupt or illegal conduct in contravention of the Elections (Corrupt and Illegal Conduct) Ordinance (10 of 2000); or
- (iii) of an offence against Part II of the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance (Cap. 201); or
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