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Speech by the Secretary for District Administration
in the Legislative Council
On Wednesday 2 December 1987
Corrupt and Illegal Practices (Amendment) Bill 1987
I move that the Corrupt and Illegal Practices
(Amendment) Bill 1987 be read a second time.
2.
The main purpose of the Bill is to amend the
Corrupt and Illegal Practices Ordinance to make name-dropping"
an offence and to permit the Deputy Chief Secretary to specify
the form of return and declaration of election expenses.
B.
Both of these amendments, as well as others which
do not involve amendments to the principal legislation, were
proposed following a review of electoral arrangements by an
ad hoc group within the Administration. The review started
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in May 1986, shortly after the last elections to the Urban
and Regional Councils, and was completed in October of that
year. The views of the public on the mechanics of elections
and ways to enhance the effectiveness of the electoral
arrangements were also invited through a press announcement
before the review started. In order to help the public to be
aware of intended changes to the electoral arrangements, more important recommendations of the review group were referred
to in the Green Paper The 1987 Review of Developments in
Representative Government" This provided the public a
further opportunity to comment on the proposed changes and
it is proper that the submission of the Bill should follow
the publication of the Survey Office Report.
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Since the cycle for the next District Board strict Board
elections will begin in early January 1988, and in view
/of
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