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1988 Legislative Council elections
for both the
functional constituencies and
and the electoral college.
Details of the system are at Appendix C.
Other Electoral Arrangements
73.
The Green Paper mentioned the Government's
intention to increase election deposits and to
introduce tighter controls on matters such as
name-dropping, the filing of returns for election
expenses and the supply to candidates of information
about registered voters. Legislation on these points
was enacted in December 1987.
74.
Council elections.
The Green Paper invited views on the limits on
election expenses, in particular that for candidates in
Municipal Council elections. Most comment on this was
in favour of retaining the present limit of $35,000 for
Municipal
The Government has
decided that all limits on election expenses should be
reviewed regularly, both immediately after each set of
elections and again six months before the next set of
elections, in order
ensure that they keep up with
changing circumstances and with inflation.
Accordingly, the limits for District Board
Board elections
were reviewed recently and those for the next
Legislative Council and Municipal
and Municipal Council elections.
will be reviewed in March 1988 and September 1988
respectively.
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