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SIXTH IPT: REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT: WHITE PAPER AMENDMENTS
(CHAPTERS VI TO VIII)
CHAPTER VI
THE PRESIDENCY OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL: AMEND
FINAL SENTENCE OF PARA 60 TO READ: ''WHEN HE CANNOT ATTEND THE
COUNCIL A MEMBER APPOINTED BY HIM, OR THE SENIOR OFFICIAL MEMBER PRESENT, WILL PRESIDE IN HIS PLACE.''
2. CHAPTER VII
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
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PRACTICAL ASPECTS OF ELECTIONS:
PARA 62, FIRST SENTENCE: AFTER ''DISTRICT BOARDS'' CHANGE ''WERE '' TO ''ARE''
PARA 63, FIRST SENTENCE: FOR ''FLOATED'' READ ''RAISED FOR DISCUSSION''
PARA 63, FINAL SENTENCE: AFTER ''THIS POINT'' CHANGE THE COLON TO A FULL STOP AND DELETE ''BUT'
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PARA 69, FINAL SENTENCE: AFTER 'CANDIDATURE' CHANGE THE COLON TO A FULL STOP AND DELETE ''BUT'
3.
CHAPTER VIII
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THE WAY FORWARD:
(A)
(B)
PARA 75, FIRST SENTENCE: FOR ''DEMAND' READ ''DESIRE''.
PARA 75, FINAL SENTENCE: FOR ''CLEAR CONCERN'' READ SUBSTAN- TIAL SUPPORT FOR THE VIEW' AND INSERT ''PRUDENT AND'' BEFORE
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(C)
PARA 76, FINAL SENTENCE' DELETE 'PLAINLY
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(D)
PARA 77, SECOND SENTENCE: FOR ''WILL BE PROMULGATED'' READ ''IS DUE TO BE PROMULGATED''.
(E) PARA 77, THIRD SENTENCE: AMEND FIRST WORD TO CONTINUING'
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