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,
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.
18. IN BOTH THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE AND FUNCTIONAL CONSTITUENCIES,
A CANDIDATE MUST HAVE A RESIDENTIAL QUALIFICATION. OF 10 YEARS.
A CANDIDATE FOR A FUNCTIONAL CONSTITUENCY MUST IN ADDITION HAVE
A ''SUBSTANTIAL CONNECTION WITH THAT CONSTITUENCY. FOR EXAMPLE,
HE SHOULD BE A MEMBER, DIRECTOR, PARTNER OR OFFICER OF A COMPANY
IN THE COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL CONSTITUENCIES, OR BE ENGAGED IN
THE BUSINESS OF BANKING IN THE FINANCIAL CONSTITUENCY. IN THE CASE
OF THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE, THE MEMBERS WILL BE FREE TO NOMINATE
SOMEONE FROM OUTSIDE THE COLLEGE CONSTITUENCY, IF THEY SO WISH.
A PERSON WHO HOLDS PUBLIC OFFICE E.G. IS EMPLOYED BY THE GOVERNMENT, ? WILL NOT BE ABLE TO STAND AS A CANDIDATE: AND NO PERSON MAY STAND
AS A CANDIDATE IN MORE THAN ONE CONSTITUENCY.
CONTIDENTIAL-
719.