- (a) holds itself out to be—
- (i) the Commission or a part thereof; or
- (ii) in any way connected or associated with the Commission;
- (b) uses the title “Electoral Affairs Commission” or “選舉管理委員會” or a title in any language which so closely resembles that title so as to be capable of misleading any person into believing that the body of persons is—
- (i) the Commission or a part thereof; or
- (ii) in any way connected or associated with the Commission.
(2) Any person who contravenes subsection (1) commits an offence and is liable—
- (a) on summary conviction, to a fine at level 2 and to imprisonment for 3 months; and
- (b) on conviction on indictment, to a fine at level 4 and to imprisonment for 6 months.
PART V
Recommendations of Commission
17. Definitions
(1) In this Part— “election” (選舉) means an election to elect all the members to be returned to the Legislative Council by all the geographical constituencies;
“geographical constituency” (地方選區) in relation to an election means a geographical area having separate representation (whether by one or more members) in the Legislative Council;
“population quota” (標準人口基數), in relation to an election, means the total population of Hong Kong divided by the total number of members to be returned by all the geographical constituencies in that election.
(2) Any reference to the population of Hong Kong in this Part shall be construed as a reference to the population of Hong Kong as estimated by the Commission under section 20(6).
18. Report on boundaries
(1) The Commission shall submit to the Chief Executive, in accordance with this section, and in relation to any election, a report containing—
- (a) recommendations as to the delineation of geographical constituencies for the purposes of that election;
- (b) the name by which the Commission recommends that each such constituency be known;
