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ABBREVIATIONS

AMS Auxiliary Medical Service

APIs Announcements in the Public Interest

APROs Assistant Presiding Officers

AR, ARs authorised representative, authorised representatives

ARO, AROs Assistant Returning Officer, Assistant Returning Officers

AWE Asia World-Expo

CAB Constitutional Affairs Bureau

Cap Chapter of the Laws of

CAS

CC Complaints Centre

CCC Central Co-ordination Centre

CCTVs closed-circuit televisions

CE Chief Executive

CEEO Chief Executive Election Ordinance (Cap 569)

CEO Chief Electoral Officer

CPPCC Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference

CSB

CSTDI Civil Service Training and Development Institute

D of J Department of Justice

DC, DCs District Council, District Councils ii

DPRO, DPROs Deputy Presiding Officer, Deputy Presiding Officers

EA, EAs Election Advertisement, Election Advertisements

EAC or the Commission Electoral Affairs Commission

EAC (EP) (EC) Reg Electoral Affairs Commission (Electoral Procedure) (Election Committee) Regulation

EAC (NAC) (EC) Reg Electoral Affairs Commission (Nominations Advisory Committees (Election Committee)) Regulation

EAC (R) (FCSEC) Reg Electoral Affairs Commission (Registration) (Electors for Legislative Council Functional Constituencies) (Voters for Election Committee Subsectors) (Members of Election Committee) Regulation

EACO Electoral Affairs Commission Ordinance (Cap 541)

EC Election Committee

ECICO Elections (Corrupt and Illegal Conduct) Ordinance (Cap 554)

EMSD Electrical and Mechanical Services Department

EP (CEE) Reg Electoral Procedure (Chief Executive Election) Regulation

ERO Electoral Registration Officer

FR final register

FSD Fire Services Department

GLD Government Logistics Department

HAD

HITEC Hongkong International Trade and Exhibition Centre iii

HKCEC Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre

HYK

ICAC Independent Commission Against Corruption

IR interim register

ISD Information Services Department

JCC Joint Co-ordination Centre

KCR -Canton Railway

LegCo Legislative Council

MTR Mass Transit Railway

NACs Nominations Advisory Committees

NCZ, NCZs No Canvassing Zone, No Canvassing Zones

NPC National People’s Congress

NSZ, NSZs No Staying Zone, No Staying Zones

OMR Optical Mark Recognition

PR provisional register

PRO, PROs Presiding Officer, Presiding Officers

REO Registration and Electoral Office

RO, ROs Returning Officer, Returning Officers

RTHK Radio Television Hong Kong

SCA Secretary for Constitutional Affairs

SIC Statistical Information Centre iv the Bill the Chief Executive Election and Legislative Council Election (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill 2006

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VVCAS Voting Validation and Counting Automation System