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NOTES ALONGSIDE THE CLAUSES OF AN ORDINANCE (PARA. 5 OF TUR REFERS).
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(L) CLAUSE 21. (AMENDING CLAUSE XXVIIIA) THE REASONS FOR MAKING
THIS AMENDMENT ARE EXPLAINED IN PARA. 4 OF TUR. IT TIES THE DATE
OF THE DISSOLUTION TO THE DATE OF THE PREVIOUS GENERAL ELECTION
(AND IS THUS CONSISTENT WITH THE ELECTORAL PROVISIONS (LEGISLATIVE
COUNCIL) ORDINANCE (CAP. 381) WHICH ALSO ENVISAGES A CYCLE BASED
ON THE DATE OF THE ELECTION) THE AMENDMENET ALSO PROVIDES SOME
FLEXIBILITY IN SETTING THE DATE OF DISSOLUTION (E.G. IN 1988 IT COULD BE AT ANY TIME BETWEEN 28 JULY AND 27 AUGUST). COUPLED WITH
AN AMENDMENT NOW CONTEMPLATED TO S.6(1) OF CAP. 381 TO REDUCE TO
7 DAYS THE PERIOD ALLOWED TO AN ELECTED MEMBER TO ACCEPT OFFICE FOLLOWING PUBLICATION OF HIS ELECTION, THE AMENDMENT SHOULD ALLOW US TO REDUCE THE PERIOD OF THE DISSOLUTION TO AN ACCEPTABLE LENGTH: THE FINAL SITTING OF THE CURRENT SESSION WOULD BE ON 20 JULY, DISSOLUTION WOULD BE IN EARLY/MID AUGUST, ELECTIONS WOULD BE ON
22 SEPTEMBER AND LEGCO WOULD CONVENE ON 12 OCTOBER.
2. WE PROPOSE TO CONSULT EXCO ON THE AMENDMENTS ON 2 FEBRUARY AND THEREAFTER TO SOUND MEMBERS OF LEGCO, ON AN INFORMAL BASIS,
ON THE DISSOLUTION PROVISIONS.
3. A COPY OF THE FULL TEXTS (INCLUDING MARGINAL NOTES) OF OUR
A MENDMENTS WILL ALSO BE SENT BY BAG ON 2 FEBRUARY.
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