HONG KONG VOTING PROCEDURE: DISTRICT COUNCIL

ELECTION

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|INTRODUCTION|
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IN THIS PRESENTATION, I WILL BE COVERING THE ENTIRE
PROCEDURE OF THE ELECTION PROCESS OF THE HONG KONG
DISTRICT COUNCIL CHAIR POSITION. I WILL INCLUDE HOW
THIS HAS BEEN CARRIED OUT IN THE PAST, AND HOW IT
WILL BE DONE IN THE FUTURE.
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WHAT ARE THE DISTRICT COUNCIL ELECTIONS?
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THE DISTRICT COUNCIL ELECTIONS ARE THE
HELD FOR THE ROLE OF THE DISTRICT COUNCIL
HONG KONG.

ELECTIONS
CHAIRS IN

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THE PURPOSE OF THIS IS TO
NUMEROUS DISTRICT COUNCILS.

APPOINT

LEADERS

FOR

THE

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THIS IS SO THEY CAN PROVIDE THE GOVERNMENT WITH
GUIDANCE ON THE PROGRESSIONS AND OCCURRENCES IN
SPECIFIC DISTRICTS OF HONG KONG, HAVING A LEADER IN
EACH DISTRICT PROVIDES BETTER LEADERSHIP AMONGST THE
DISTRICTS.
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THERE ARE 18 DISTRICTS IN HONG KONG, WITH A POSITION
OPENED FOR VOTING A DISTRICT CHAIR FOR EACH OF THE
18.
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EACH DISTRICT HAS A DISTRICT COUNCIL
MANAGE AND DEVELOP EACH OF THEM.

IN

PLACE

TO

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NEXT, EXACTLY
CARRIED OUT?

HOW

ARE

THE

DISTRICT

COUNCIL

ELECTIONS

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FIRSTLY, THE ELECTORAL AFFAIRS COMMISSION OR EAC
SELECTS A NOMINATIONS ADVISORY COMMITTEE WITHIN A
SPECIFIC DISTRICT.
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PEOPLE IN THESE
PRACTITIONERS.

COMMITTEES

ARE

USUALLY

LEGAL

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THIS COMMITTEE THEN PROVIDES ALL NECESSARY ADVICE TO
THE PROSPECTIVE CANDIDATES OF THE DISTRICT COUNCIL
CHAIR ROLES.
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THE
COMMITTEE
MEMBERS
THEN
ELIGIBILITY OF EACH CANDIDATE
DECISIONS TO THE RETURNS OFFICER.

DECIDE
THE
THE
AND REPORT THEIR

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TO BECOME ELIGIBLE TO VOTE, REGISTRATION IS
REQUIRED. I WILL COVER THE VOTING ELIGIBILITY IN
DETAIL IN A MINUTE. ALL THE REGISTERED VOTERS IN
EACH DISTRICT ARE ENTITLED FOR A SINGLE VOTE FOR ONE
CANDIDATE.
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THE VOTES ARE DECIDED BY UNIVERSAL SUFFRAGE, MEANING
THERE IS A RIGHT FOR MOST OR EVEN ALL ADULTS TO VOTE
FOR ELECTION.
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IN THE EVENT THAT THE COUNTED VOTES HAPPEN TO SEEM
APPEAR TO BE EQUAL FOR TWO OR MORE CANDIDATES OR IF
THE RETURNS OFFICER HAS MADE A DECISION TO EQUALISE
A VOTE

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A SECONDARY DECIDING PROCEDURE
OF LOTS, IS CARRIED OUT.

CALLED

THE

DRAWING

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THE DRAWING OF LOTS WORKS LIKE THIS.EACH CANDIDATE
IS GIVEN 10 SLIPS NUMBERED ONE TO TEN, OF WHICH ONE,
THEY MUST CHOOSE. THEY CANNOT LOOK NUMBERS ON THE
SLIP.
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THE NUMBER THAT EACH CANDIDATE
DECIDING FACTOR FOR THE ELECTION.

OBTAINS

IS

THE

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THE CANDIDATE
THE ELECTION.

WITH

THE

HIGHER

NUMBER

OF

VOTES

WINS

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IF THERE ARE THREE CANDIDATES
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THE TWO CANDIDATES
ELECTION.

WITH

THE

LOWEST

NUMBERS

LOSE

THE

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WHERE THERE ARE MORE THAN TWO CANDIDATES, THERE IS
ROOM FOR DRAWING THE SAME LARGER NUMBER. IN THE
EVENT OF THIS OCCURRING
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THE CANDIDATE WITH THE
FROM THE NEXT STAGE

LOW

NUMBER

WILL

BE

EXEMPT

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WHILST THE OTHER CANDIDATES GO THROUGH TO A SECOND
DRAWING STAGE. THIS WILL THEN DECIDE WHO CAN OBTAIN
THE ROLE OF DISTRICT COUNCIL CHAIR FOR THAT GIVEN
DISTRICT.

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NEXT I WILL BE
ELECTION TERM.

PROVIDING

SOME

INFORMATION

ON

THE

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THE ELECTION TERM FOR THE DISTRICT COUNCIL CHAIR IS
4 YEARS, MEANING THAT THEY ARE ENTITLED TO THAT ROLE
FOR AT LEAST 4 YEARS, BEFORE CAMPAIGNING FOR ANOTHER
ELECTION.
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THE ELECTIONS ARE HELD IN JANUARY EVERY FOUR YEARS.
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THE YEARS OF WHICH THE ELECTIONS TOOK PLACE FOR THE
LAST FIVE TERMS WAS 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011 AND 2015.
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THE EXACT DATE OF
CHIEF EXECUTIVE.

THE

ELECTIONS

ARE

DECIDED

BY

THE

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MY NEXT TOPIC COVERS EXACTLY WHO CAN VOTE. TO VOTE
FOR A COUNCIL CHAIR OF A SPECIFIC DISTRICT, THE
VOTER MUST LIVE IN THAT RESPECTIVE DISTRICT.
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AN APPLICATION MUST BE SUBMITTED
ALLOW FOR AN INDIVIDUAL TO VOTE.

AND

APPROVED

TO

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THE ELECTORAL
APPLICATIONS.

REGISTRATION

OFFICER

WILL

REVIEW

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NEXT, THE ELIGIBILITY OF A PROSPECTIVE
THEN EITHE BE APPROVED OR DECLINED.

VOTER

WILL

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I WILL NOW GO THROUGH
COUNCILS OF HONG KONG.

THE

DIFFERENT

DISTRICT

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IN THE NEXT FEW SLIDES, I WILL PROVIDE THE
PREREQUISITES OF STANDING FOR A DISTRICT COUNCIL
ELECTION. THE CANDIDATE MUST BE A HONG KONG SPECIAL
ADMINISTRATIVE REGION PERMANENT RESIDENT.
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THEY MUST BE OF AT LEAST 21 YEARS OF AGE.
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THEY MUST NORMALLY RESIDE IN HONG KONG.
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AND HONG
ADDRESS.

KONG

MUST

EITHER

BE

THEIR

SOLE

OR

MAIN

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THATS ALL THE INFORMATION I HAVE ON THE
COUNCIL ELECTIONS OF HONG KONG. THANK
LISTENING.

DISTRICT
YOU FOR