Nf.
in Cantonese) LEEK
MR. DESMOND LEE Sir, first of all, I would like to thank
you for giving me permission to speak this afternoon on
the Corrupt and Illegal Practices (Amendment) Bill 1987.
I feel that the Bill has major implications on the candidates, the voters and the mechanics of the boards Council and that the Bill deserves discussion and careful
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scrutiny. If any inconvenience is casued by my speaking
today, I would like to apologise to my fellow
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of
Councillors. [The Bill was published last Friday, that is
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27 November, and Today it is
will be debated on that Cefer
Second
Reading and next Reading the scheduled to be
procedure will be completed.
it will reavive
-its
incipal
Reading and tr introduced for the First and Wednesday, The legislative
So altogether
there is a
period of 12 days but the district boards and the two
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which are
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have
municipal councils were directly affected with no chance
to discuss the Bill. Neither is there adequate time for the them to be consulted or for them to submit views to our
Council. I understand that
that on 8 January nominations for
on & Janning 1928, but district boards elections will be invited and also after
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› December the Legislative Council will go into recess on 1 Decembe
and sittings will resume on 13 January. So we will have
enly
bill's
complete the legislative
it
process
procedure next Wednesday in
order that
that the Bill can be applied to the district board
election in 1988. Why
introduced earlier? The
is
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it that the Bill was not been
given reason is that the items have for cmaultation
been incorporated into the Green Paper we will have to
publication
Aso
wait for the completion of the Survey Office report.be
The bill
can be drafted