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CONTENTS |
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| *CHAPTER 1 |
GENERAL INFORMATION |
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| Part I |
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General |
| Part II |
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The constituencies and the Election Committee for the LegCo elections |
| Part III |
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Registration of electors/voters |
| Part IV |
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When the LegCo elections will be held |
| Part V |
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Nomination of candidates |
| Part VI |
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Election campaigning |
| Part VII |
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The voting systems |
| Part VIII |
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The poll |
| Part IX |
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The count |
| Part X |
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Disposal of documents |
| Part XI |
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The election of the EC subsectors |
| Appendix A |
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The functional constituencies and their electors |
| Appendix B |
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The Election Committee, its sectors and subsectors, and the subsector voters |
| Appendix C |
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A list of 28 functional constituencies and 38 Election Committee subsectors (their relationship and whether an elector/voter has a choice) |
| Appendix D |
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The combined polling arrangements - polling stations for various kinds of electors in the general election |
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| *CHAPTER 2 |
GEOGRAPHICAL CONSTITUENCIES |
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| Part I |
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Description |
| Part II |
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Registration of electors (qualifications, disqualifications, roll-over, applications, appeals, etc) |
| Part III |
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Election campaigning |
| Part IV |
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The voting system |
| Part V |
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The polling and counting arrangements (including marking and counting of votes) |
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| *CHAPTER 3 |
NOMINATION OF CANDIDATES |
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| Part I |
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Qualification and disqualification for nomination |
| Part II |
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Nominations Advisory Committees |
| Part III |
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When and how to nominate |
| Part IV |
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Election deposit |
| Part V |
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Validity of nominations |
| Part VI |
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Withdrawal from candidature |
| Part VII |
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Notice of nomination |
| Part VIII |
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Introductory leaflet, Election Special and photographs |
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| *CHAPTER 4 |
APPOINTMENT AND ROLES OF ELECTION AGENT, ELECTION EXPENSE AGENT, POLLING AGENTS AND COUNTING AGENTS
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| Part I |
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General |
| Part II |
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Election agent |
| Part III |
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Election expense agents |
| Part IV |
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Polling agents |
| Part V |
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Counting agents |
| Part VI |
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Rules relating to voting and counting |
| Appendix A |
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The preferential elimination system of voting applicable to the 4 special FCs : how votes are counted (with Annex showing working examples) |
| Appendix B |
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The list system of proportional representation applicable to the GC election : how votes are counted with example |
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| *CHAPTER 5 |
DISPLAY OF ELECTION ADVERTISEMENTS |
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| Part I |
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General |
| Part II |
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Period and area of display |
| Part III |
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Allocation of designated spots |
| Part IV |
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Conditions and limitations on display |
| Part V |
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Serial numbering, declarations and copies |
| Part VI |
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Unauthorized display and consequence |
| Part VII |
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Advertisements of political bodies or other organisations |
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| *CHAPTER 6 |
DISTRIBUTION AND MAILING OF ELECTION ADVERTISEMENTS |
| Part I |
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General |
| Part II |
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Requirements relating to printed election materials |
| Part III |
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Free postage of election advertisements |
| Appendix A |
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Notice of posting of election communication
Election Committee subsector election - July 2000 |
| Appendix B |
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Notice of posting of election communication
Legislative Council election - September 2000 -
geographical constituencies |
| Appendix C |
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Notice of posting of election communication
Legislative Council election - September 2000 -
the Election Committee and functional constituencies |
| Appendix D |
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List of posting offices for election communication -
Election Committee and subsector election |
| Appendix E |
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List of posting offices for election communication -
Legislative Council election functional constituencies and geographical constituencies |
| Appendix F |
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Districts for posting of election communication
geographical constituencies - September 2000
Legislative Council election |
| Appendix G |
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Declaration for posting of election communication
Election Committee subsector election - July 2000 |
| Appendix H |
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Declaration for posting of election communication
Legislative Council election - September 2000 |
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| *CHAPTER 7 |
ELECTION MEETINGS |
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| Part I |
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General |
| Part II |
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Notification to the police |
| Part III |
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Mobile exhibitions |
| Part IV |
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Fund raising activities at election meetings |
| Appendix A |
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Form of notification for public meeting or procession and notes |
| Appendix B |
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Administrative guidelines and licensing conditions for the issue of public fund-raising permits for non-charitable purposes - application form for a permit |
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| *CHAPTER 8 |
ELECTIONEERING AT PRIVATE PREMISES |
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| Part I |
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General |
| Part II |
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Rights of tenants and owners |
| Part III |
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Decision to allow or disallow electioneering |
| Part IV |
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Respect for the decision and privacy |
| Part V |
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Other related premises |
| Part VI |
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Notification of decision |
| Part VII |
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Identification of canvassers |
| Part VIII |
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Sanction |
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| *CHAPTER 9 |
ELECTION BROADCASTING, MEDIA REPORTING AND ELECTION FORA |
| Part I |
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General |
| Part II |
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Electioneering on TV and radio |
| Part III |
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Advertising through the print media |
| Part IV |
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Election fora |
| Part V |
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Sanction |
| Appendix |
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Fair and equal treatment of candidates by the print media |
| Explanatory Note |
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| *CHAPTER 10 |
USE OF SOUND AMPLIFYING DEVICE AND BROADCASTING VANS |
| Part I |
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General |
| Part II |
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Use of loudspeakers |
| Part III |
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Sanction |
| Appendix |
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Application procedure for the approval of float design |
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| *CHAPTER 11 |
PROHIBITION AGAINST CANVASSING ACTIVITIES OUTSIDE POLLING STATIONS |
| Part I |
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General |
| Part II |
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Declaration of a no canvassing zone and no staying zone |
| Part III |
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Conduct inside the no canvassing zone and no staying zone |
| Part IV |
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Penalty |
| Appendix |
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Canvassing activities which are forbidden within a no canvassing zone |
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| *CHAPTER 12 |
ELECTIONEERING ACTIVITIES CONDUCTED IN SCHOOLS OR PARTICIPATED BY SCHOOL PUPILS |
| Part I |
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General |
| Part II |
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School pupils |
| Part III |
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Electioneering activities in schools |
| Part IV |
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Sanction |
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| *CHAPTER 13 |
EXIT POLL |
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| Part I |
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General |
| Part II |
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Conduct of exit polls |
| Part III |
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Secrecy of the vote |
| Part IV |
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Identification of interviewers |
| Part V |
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Sanction |
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| *CHAPTER 14 |
ELECTION EXPENSES AND DONATIONS |
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| Part I |
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What constitutes election expenses |
| Part II |
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Who may incur election expenses and their limit |
| Part III |
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Donations |
| Part IV |
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Return and declaration of election expenses and donations |
| Part V |
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Advance return of donations |
| Part VI |
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Special features applicable to the list of candidates in a GC election |
| Part VII |
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Enforcement and penalty |
| Appendix A |
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Items of expenses which may be counted towards election expenses |
| Appendix B1 |
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Form of return and declaration of election expenses and donations with Annexes of standard forms of receipt for donations (to be used by a geographical constituency list of candidates) |
| Appendix B2 |
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Specimen of how to complete form of return and declaration of election expenses and donations and standard forms of receipt for donations (to be used by a geographical constituency list of candidates) |
| Appendix B3 |
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Form of return and declaration of election expenses and donations with Annex of standard form of receipt for donations (to be used by candidates of functional constituency/Election Committee/Election Committee subsector) |
| Appendix B4 |
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Specimen of how to complete form of return and declaration of election expenses and donations and standard form of receipt for donations (to be used by candidates of functional constituency/Election Committee/Election Committee subsector) |
| Appendix C1 |
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Advance return of donations with Annexes of standard forms of receipt for donations (to be used by a geographical constituency list of candidates) |
| Appendix C2 |
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Advance return of donations with Annex of standard form of receipt for donations (to be used by candidates of functional constituency/Election Committee/Election Committee subsector) |
| Appendix D |
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Return and declaration of election expenses already incurred and cross-authorization of candidates on a list of candidates in a GC election |
| * Please call 28277315 for copies of Appendix B1 to D |
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| *CHAPTER 15 |
CORRUPT AND ILLEGAL CONDUCT |
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| Part I |
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General |
| Part II |
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Corrupt conduct relating to nomination and withdrawal of candidates |
| Part III |
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Illegal conduct relating to electioneering |
| Part IV |
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Corrupt and illegal conduct relating to electioneering and voting |
| Part V |
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Corrupt and illegal conduct relating to election expenses and donations |
| Part VI |
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Return and declaration of election expenses and donations |
| Part VII |
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Special features applicable to a GC list |
| Part VIII |
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Power of court to excuse innocent acts |
| Part IX |
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Non-compliance with the law and sanction |
| Appendix |
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Support Clean Elections : A Handbook by the ICAC |
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| *CHAPTER 16 |
MISREPRESENTATION AND NAMEDROPPING |
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| Part I |
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General |
| Part II |
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Misrepresentation |
| Part III |
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Namedropping |
| Appendix A |
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Guidelines for Mutual Aid Committees |
| Appendix B |
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Form of consent of support |
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| *CHAPTER 17 |
COMPLAINTS PROCEDURE |
| Part I |
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General |
| Part II |
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To whom a complaint may be made |
| Part III |
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Time and procedure for making complaint |
| Part IV |
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Complaints inside a polling station |
| Part V |
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The processing of complaint |
| Part VI |
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EAC's report on complaints |
| Part VII |
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Obligations of the RO and the REO |
| Part VIII |
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Sanction for false complaint |
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| *APPENDIX |
ACTION CHECKLIST FOR CANDIDATES |
| *ANNEX |
ACTION CHECKLIST FOR CANDIDATES/LISTS OF CANDIDATES ON HANDLING AND DECLARING ELECTION EXPENSES |
| *INDEX |
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