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CHIEF EXECUTIVE ELECTION ORDINANCE “candidate” (候選人) means a candidate who is determined to be validly nominated under section 17;

“Chief Electoral Officer” (總選舉事務主任) means the Chief Electoral Officer appointed under section 9 of the Electoral Affairs Commission Ordinance (Cap. 541);

“Chief Executive” (行政長官) means the Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region;

“Court” (原訟法庭) means the Court of First Instance;

“EAC Regulations” (《選管會規例》) means regulations made under section 7 of the Electoral Affairs Commission Ordinance (Cap. 541);

“election” (選舉) means an election held under section 6;

“Election Committee” (選舉委員會) means the Election Committee constituted under section 8;

“election petition” (選舉呈請、選舉呈請書) means an election petition lodged under section 33(1);

“Electoral Affairs Commission” (選舉管理委員會) means the Electoral Affairs Commission established by section 3 of the Electoral Affairs Commission Ordinance (Cap. 541);

“electoral officer” (選舉事務人員) means—
 * (a) the Returning Officer;
 * (b) the Chief Electoral Officer;
 * (c) an Assistant Returning Officer appointed under section 41(3);
 * (d) the Electoral Registration Officer appointed under section 44 of the Schedule;
 * (e) an Assistant Electoral Registration Officer appointed under section 44 of the Schedule;
 * (f) a Revising Officer appointed under section 46 of the Schedule;
 * (g) a Returning Officer appointed under section 47 of the Schedule;
 * (h) an Assistant Returning Officer appointed under section 47 of the Schedule; or
 * (i) any other person who is appointed under this Ordinance or the Electoral Affairs Commission Ordinance (Cap. 541) to perform functions at or in connection with an election or a subsector election;

“final register of members of the Election Committee” (選舉委員會正式委員登記冊) means the register compiled under section 40 of the Schedule;

“function” (職能) includes a power and a duty;

“member of the Election Committee” (選舉委員) means a person whose name appears in the final register of members of the Election Committee;

“poll” (投票) means a poll conducted under section 24;

“polling date” (投票日) means the date fixed in accordance with section 10 or 11 as the date of the poll at an election;