Two candidates on the same nomination list of the 2020 Legislative Council election for the New Territories West geographical constituency were sentenced to three weeks’ imprisonment for failing to lodge an election return. The duo received from the REO a candidate folder which contained a blank election return form, a guide to election return and an action checklist for candidates. As stated on the action checklist, candidates on the same nomination list should submit one set of election return to the REO. On August 14, 2020, the REO sent registered mails to Chiu and Wong reminding them to lodge the election return by September 29, 2020. Reminder emails were further sent to the duo on two other occasions before the election return submission deadline.

Source: The Standard May 17, 2022 04:05 UTC