“Commission “ (選管會) means the Electoral Affairs Commission established by section 3;
“election” (選舉), subject to section 17, means an election held for the purpose of—
- (a) electing the members of—
- (i) the Legislative Council;
- (ii) a body which is the successor to—
- (A) the Provisional Urban Council; or
- (B) the Provisional Regional Council; or
- (iii) those bodies which are successors to the Provisional District Boards;
- (b) electing the members of the election committee;
“election committee” (選舉委員會) means the election committee constituted under an electoral law for the purpose of returning persons in accordance with that law, as members of the Legislative Council;
“elector” (選民) means a person whose name appears on a register of persons entitled, under any electoral law, to vote at an election;
“electoral law” (選舉法) means any law in force providing for the election of—
- (a) the members of a public body; or
- (b) the members of the election committee;
“function” (職能) includes a power and a duty;
“General election” (換屆選舉) means an election held for the purpose of—
- (a) electing all the members of the first Legislative Council; or
- (b) filling the vacancies in the Legislative Council following a dissolution of that Council;
“geographical constituency” (地方選區), subject to section 17, means a geographical area having separate representation (whether by one or more members) in a public body;
“Legislative Council” (立法會) means the Legislative Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region;
“member of the Commission” (選管會成員) includes the Chairman;
“political body” (政治性團體) means—
- (a) a political party or an organization that purports to be a political party; or
- (b) an organization whose principal function or main object is to promote or prepare a candidate for an election;
“Provisional District Board” (臨時區議會) has the meaning assigned to it by the Provisional District Boards Ordinance (Cap. 366);
“Provisional Legislative Council” (臨時立法會) means the Provisional Legislative Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region;
“Provisional Regional Council” (臨時區域市政局) has the meaning assigned to it by the Provisional Regional Council Ordinance (Cap. 385);
“Provisional Urban Council” (臨時市政局) has the meaning assigned to it by the Provisional Urban Council Ordinance (Cap. 101);
