Candidates in District Council elections must stay within the maximum election expense limits set by this Regulation.
Maximum Amount of Election Expenses (District Council Election) Regulation(Cap. 554, section 45)(Enacting provision omitted—E.R. 3 of 2015)[1 September 2007](Format changes—E.R. 3 of 2015) 1. (Omitted as spent—E.R. 3 of 2015) 1A. Interpretation In this Regulation—District Committees constituency (地區委員會界別) has the meaning given by section 2 of the District Councils Ordinance (Cap. 547);District Council geographical constituency (區議會地方選區) has the meaning given by section 2 of the District Councils Ordinance (Cap. 547);election (選舉) has the meaning given by section 2 of the District Councils Ordinance (Cap. 547).(19 of 2023 s. 182) 2. (Repealed 19 of 2023 s. 183) 3. Maximum amount of election expenses for District Committees constituency (19 of 2023 s. 184)The maximum amount of election expenses that can be incurred at an election for a District Committees constituency by or on behalf of a candidate for an election for the seventh term of office or any subsequent term of office of a District Council is $100,000.(18 of 2011 s. 44; L.N. 50 of 2015; L.N. 65 of 2019; 19 of 2023 s. 184) 3A. Maximum amount of election expenses for District Council geographical constituency The maximum amount of election expenses that can be incurred at an election for a District Council geographical constituency specified in column 2 of the Schedule by or on behalf of a candidate for an election for the seventh term of office or any subsequent term of office of a District Council is the amount specified in column 3 of that Schedule opposite the constituency.(19 of 2023 s. 185) 4. (Omitted as spent—E.R. 3 of 2015) Schedule [s. 3A]Maximum Amount of Election Expenses for District Council Geographical Constituencies Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Item District Council Geographical Constituency Maximum Amountof ElectionExpenses $ 1. Central 512,400 2. Western 585,600 3. Wan Chai 951,600 4. Tai Pak 805,200 5. Hong Wan 878,400 6. Chai Wan 878,400 7. Southern District Southeast 658,800 8. Southern District Northwest 585,600 9. Yau Tsim Mong South 732,000 10. Yau Tsim Mong North 732,000 11. Sham Shui Po West 878,400 12. Sham Shui Po East 951,600 13. Kowloon City North 951,600 14. Kowloon City South 878,400 15. Wong Tai Sin East 878,400 16. Wong Tai Sin West 951,600 17. Kwun Tong Southeast 732,000 18. Kwun Tong Central 732,000 19. Kwun Tong North 658,800 20. Kwun Tong West 805,200 21. Tsuen Wan Northwest 658,800 22. Tsuen Wan Southeast 732,000 23. Tuen Mun East 732,000 24. Tuen Mun West 805,200 25. Tuen Mun North 732,000 26. Yuen Long Town Centre 732,000 27. Yuen Long Rural East 658,800 28. Tin Shui Wai South and Ping Ha 732,000 29. Tin Shui Wai North 732,000 30. Wu Tip Shan 658,800 31. Robin’s Nest 658,800 32. Tai Po South 658,800 33. Tai Po North 732,000 34. Sai Kung and Hang Hau 658,800 35. Tseung Kwan O South 732,000 36. Tseung Kwan O North 732,000 37. Sha Tin West 732,000 38. Sha Tin East 805,200 39. Sha Tin South 732,000 40. Sha Tin North 732,000 41. Tsing Yi 805,200 42. Kwai Chung East 732,000 43. Kwai Chung West 732,000 44. Islands 732,000 (Schedule added 19 of 2023 s. 186)