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DRAFT SPEECH BY HON MRS PAULINE NG, MP
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
9.12.87
Corrupt and Illegal Practices (Amendment) Bill 1987
Committee Stage
Mrs. NGI in Cantonese):
Sir,
I move that clause 3 be amended as set out under my
name in the paper circulated to Members.
The intention of the Bill is to make false claims of
sponsorship by a candidate an offence. However, there has been some concern that the Bill may be too restrictive after the
Bill was gazetted.
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This amendment is therefore aimed at providing a
defendant who is alleged to have made such false claims with à defence on the grounds of reasonable excuse", so that the Bill
will not be too restrictive and yet achieve the purpose of
effectively preventing false claims.
Sir, I beg to move.
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