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(ii) giving protection from proceedings or possible proceedings of a disciplinary, civil or criminal nature; or

(g) any other service (other than voluntary service or the provision of entertainment),

but does not include an election donation if particulars of the donation are given in an election return that has been lodged with the appropriate authority;

"appropriate authority" (有關主管當局) means—

(a) in the case of an election to elect the Chief Executive, the person designated to be the appropriate authority under any law in force providing for the election of the Chief Executive; and

(b) in the case of an election to elect a member or members of the Legislative Council, the Election Committee or a District Council, the Chief Electoral Officer; and

(c) in the case of an election to elect members of the Heung Yee Kuk or to elect the Chairman or Vice-Chairman or a member of the Executive Committee of a Rural Committee, the returning officer for the election or, if the returning officer for the election has not been appointed, the Director of Home Affairs; and

(d) in the case of an election to elect a village representative, the person designated to be the appropriate authority under any law in force providing for the election of village representatives;

"candidate" (候選人) means—

(a) means a person who stands nominated as a candidate at an election; and

(b) also means a person who, at any time before the close of nominations for an election, has publicly declared an intention to stand as a candidate at the election,

and in relation to an election to return Members for a Legislative Council geographical constituency, includes a person who is one of a group of candidates;

"Chief Electoral Officer" (總理舉事務主任) means the person holding office as such under section 9 of the Electoral Affairs Commission Ordinance (Cap. 541);

"Chief Executive" (行政長官) means the Chief Executive of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region;

"conduct" (行為) engaged in by a person may be corrupt or illegal conduct even though the way in which it affects another person is only indirect;

"constituency" (選區或選舉界別) means—

(a) in relation to a Legislative Council election, a geographical or functional constituency as defined in section 3(1) of the Legislative Council Ordinance (Cap. 542) or the Election Committee; or