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criminal offence.
Secondly, the penalties proposed in
the Bill are, as pointed out by Miss Maria Tam, reduced
when compared with other offences in the Corrupt and
Illegal Practices Ordinance since the sentence of
imprisonment is removed.
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On Mr. Martin Lee's concern regarding liability
on the defendant, I note that an amendment will be
proposed in Committee $tage which the Administration agreed, Mr. W
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and his detailed practical will be borne difficulties will be
in mind for future reference.
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On the subject of the election expenses returns,
Mr. Desmond Lee queried the need for the amount of detail
to be provided by candidates. The purpose of the Bill
is to introduce a more flexible arrangement whereby the
form of election expenses return and declaration need not
be specified by law, but will instead be specified admini-
stratively by the Deputy Chief Secretary. I have been
assured that the form will be
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as straightforward as possible and there will be consultation
with Members of this Council before amendments are introduced.
Candidates for elections will also be informed of the changes
by way of guidance notes and briefing sessions.
I fully recognise that the relatively short time
available to scrutinise this Bill must have caused Members
some inconvenience, and I am particularly grateful to
Miss Maria Tam and the OMELCO ad hoc group for their
effort in this regard.
Sir, I beg to move.
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