Reference Materials | Clean Rural Elections

Clean Rural Elections Information Booklet

To help candidates and election helpers of various rural elections better understand the Elections (Corrupt and Illegal Conduct) Ordinance (ECICO), the ICAC has produced a "Clean Rural Elections Information Booklet (PDF file) (opens in a new window)" (the "Booklet") for their reference. Through the arrangement of the Home Affairs Department (HAD), each candidate will receive a copy of the Booklet when submitting the nomination form.

The Booklet covers Rural Representative Election, Rural Committee Election and Heung Yee Kuk Election and consists of the following four parts:

Questions and Answers — spells out the spirit of the law and its application to election situations;
Gist of Past Election Cases — features the gist of some ECICO cases in past elections;
Dos and Don'ts Checklist — states what candidates and election helpers should take note of in the process of running an election; and
Channels for Reports and Enquiries — provides the channels for making reports and enquiries to the ICAC.

The "Reminder to Electors (PDF file) (opens in a new window)" leaflet serves to highlight major provisions of the ECICO (opens in a new window) and remind voters to abide by the rules and support clean elections. The leaflet will be sent together with the polling notice, or distributed via HAD to electors of the Rural Elections.