12. THE LEGAL FUNCTIONAL CONSTITUENCY IS BASED SPECIFICALLY 00
THE LAW SOCIETY OF HONG KONG AND THE HONG KONG BAR ASSOCIATION,
THE TWO REPRESENTATIVE ORGANISATIONS OF THE LEGAL PROFESSION
IN HONG KONG, AND LAWYERS WITHIN THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT, LEGAL AID
DEPARTMENT AND REGISTRAR GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT OF THE GOVERNMENT.
13.
THE ENGINEERS AND ASSOCIATED PROFESSIONS'' CONSTITUENCY
MENTIONED IN THE WHITE PAPER HAS BEEN RETITLED THE
''ENGINEERING, ARCHITECTURAL, SURVEYING AND PLANNING'' FUNCTIONAL CONSTITUENCY TO INDICATE MORE CLEARLY THE FOUR PROFESSIONS IT
COVERS. THIS CONSTITUENCY IS BASED ON THE FOUR MAIN LOCAL
REPRESENTATIVE ORGANISATIONS OF THESE PROFESSIONS IN HONG KONG, NAMELY, THE HONG KONG INSTITUTION OF ENGINEERS, THE HONG KONG INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS, THE HONG KONG INSTITUTE OF SURVEYORS, AND
THE HONG KONG INSTITUTE OF PLANNERS.
14. THE SPOKESMAN FURTHER EXPLAINED THAT UNDER PART 111 OF THE BILL,
WHICH PROVIDES FOR THE ELECTORAL FRANCHISE, A PERSON OR CORPORATE
ORGANISATION MAY RGISTER AS AN ELECTOR IN ONLY ONE FUNCTIONAL
CONSTITUENCY, EVEN THOUGH THAT PERSON OR ORGANISATION MAY BE
QUALIFIED TO BE A MEMBER OF MORE THAN ONE FUNCTIONAL CONSTITUENCY
ORGANISATION. ALSO, A PERSON MAY REGISTER AS AN ELECTOR IN ONLY
ONE ELECTORAL COLLEGE CONSTITUENCY.
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15. A PERSON WILL BE ABLE TO VOTE ONLY ONCE IN HIS OWN RIGHT.
HOWEVER, IT WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR A PERSON TO CAST A MAXIMUM OF
TWO ADDITIONAL REPRESENTATIVE VOTES: FOR EXAMPLE, A LAWYER WHO IS
A MEMBER OF A DISTRICT BOARD AND WHO IS ALSO APPOINTED AS THE
AUTHORISED REPRESENTATIVE OF A CORPORATE ASSOCIATION OR COMPANY, WILL HAVE ONE VOTE IN HIS OWN RIGHT IN THE LEGAL CONSTITUENCY,
PLUS A REPRESENTATIVE VOTE IN HIS DISTRICT BOAR ON BEHALF OF
HIS CONSTITUENTS IN THAT CONSTITUENCY, AND ANOTHER REPRESENTATIVE
VOTE ON BEHALF OF THE COMPANY BY WHOM HE HAS BEEN APPOINTED AN
AUTHORISED REPRESENTATIVE, WHICH HE WOULD CAST IN ACCORDANCE WITH
THE INSTRUCTIONS OF THAT COMPANY.'' THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
16. A PERSON MUST APPLY AND BE REGISTERED ON THE FINAL ELECTORAL
REGISTER OF HIS CONSTITUENCY BEFORE HE CAN VOTE ON POLLING DAY:
AND TO BE SO REGISTERED, HE MUST GENERALLY BE REGISTERED ALREADY ON THE GENERAL ELECTORAL ROLL FOR THE URBAN COUNCIL AND DISTRICT BOARDS ELECTIONS. HOWEVER, THIS LATTER REQUIREMENT WILL BE WAIVED, IN 1985 ONLY, FOR THOSE PERSONS WHO ARE QUALIFIED TO BE REGISTERED
AS ELECTORS ON THE GENERAL ELECTORAL ROLL, BUT WHO HAVE OMITTED TO APPLY FOR REGISTRATION.
17. THIS WAIVER WILL ALSO APPLY, AGAIN IN 1985 ONLY, TO CANDIDATURE REQUIREMENTS FOR FUNCTIONAL CONSTITUENCIES, WHICH ARE SET OUT IN PART V OF THE BILL, SO THAT A PERSON WHO IS ENTITLED TO BE REGISTERED UNDER THE ELECTORAL PROVISIONS ORDINANCE BUT FAILED TO
REGISTER DURING THE LAST REGISTRATION PERIOD, WILL BE ABLE TO RUN AS A CANDIDATE THIS YEAR.
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