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supplied by a willing supplier to a willing buyer on the open market, with both parties acting at arms length;

"village representative" (村代表) means a person elected to be a village representative under any law in force providing for the election of village representatives;

"voluntary service" (義務服務) means any service provided free of charge to or in respect of a candidate or candidates at an election by a natural person, voluntarily and personally, in the person's own time for the purpose of—

(a) promoting the election of the candidate or candidates; or

(b) prejudicing the election of another candidate or other candidates.

3. Objects of this Ordinance

The objects of this Ordinance are—

(a) to ensure that, as far as practicable, elections to elect the Chief Executive and persons to membership of the Legislative Council, District Councils and certain other public bodies and to be village representatives are conducted fairly, openly and honestly and are free from corrupt conduct and illegal conduct; and

(b) to regulate electoral advertising so as to ensure, as far as practicable, the fairness and honesty of electoral advertising; and

(c) ensure that candidates properly account for the expenditure of money at elections and the soliciting and receipt of election donations and that they do not exceed the prescribed levels of expenditure.

4. What elections does this Ordinance apply to?

This Ordinance applies to the following kinds of elections—

(a) an election to elect the Chief Executive;

(b) a general election to elect the Members of the Legislative Council;

(c) a by-election to fill a vacancy in the membership of the Legislative Council;

(d) an election to elect members of the Election Committee;

(e) an ordinary election to elect the elected members of a District Council;

(f) a by-election to fill a vacancy in the membership of a District Council;

(g) an election to elect members of the Heung Yee Kuk;