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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 7, 1987
THE AMENDMENTS MAKING ALLOWANCE FOR REASONABLE EXCUSE AND FOR FLEXIBILITY IN THE PRESCRIBED WORDING ON THE DOCUMENT, WERE MOVED IN COMMITTEE STAGE BY THE HON RITA FAN.
ALSO SPEAKING DURING THE RESUMED DEBATE ON THE BILL, THE HON HILTON CHEONG-LEEN SAID THAT TO DATE HONG KONG HAD NO LEGISLATION SIMILAR TO THE UNITED KINGDOM UNSOLICITED GOODS AND SERVICES ACT OF 1971.
HE SUGGESTED THAT IT WOULD BE WORTHWHILE FOR THE GOVERNMENT TO INVITE COMMENTS FROM THE CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE ON THE APPLICABILITY TO HONG KONG OF THE SPIRIT OF THE UK-BASED BILL.
THIS WOULD HELP DETERMINE IF ADDED PROTECTION COULD BE GIVEN TO HONG KONG COMPANIES AGAINST INERTIA-SELLING PRACTICES, WHETHER FOR GOODS OR SERVICES, ORIGINATING FROM LOCAL COMPANIES, OR FROM OVERSEAS COMPANIES WITH OR WITHOUT REPRESENTATIVES IN HONG KONG,
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CALL FOR COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAMME TO BOOST VOTERS
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THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD DEVISE A SET OF COMPREHENSIVE AND LASTING PROGRAMMES TO ENCOURAGE CITIZENS TO PROMPTLY REGISTER AS VOTERS AND TO ACTIVELY PARTICIPATE IN ELECTIONS, THE HON MRS ROSANNA TAM SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
SPEAKING IN SUPPORT OF THE ELECTORAL PROVISIONS (REGISTRATION OF ELECTORS) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS 1986 TABLED IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, MRS TAM SAID THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT WOULD ENABLE THE RELEVANT DEPARTMENT TO CONDUCT VOTERS REGISTRATION THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AND HELP TO FACILITATE ELIGIBLE PERSONS TO REGISTER AS VOTERS.
HOWEVER, SHE SAID THE AMENDMENT ALONE WOULD NOT GUARANTEE AN INCREASE IN THE REGISTRATION RATE.
SHE URGED THE GOVERNMENT TO WORK OUT PUBLICITY AND EDUCATION PROGRAMMES TO ENCOURAGE THE PUBLIC TO REGISTER AS VOTERS.
MRS TAM SUGGESTED THAT THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD CONSIDER SENDING REGISTRATION FORMS TO THOSE WHO HAD ALREADY REACHED OR WOULD *SOON REACH THE STATUTORY ELECTORAL AGE OF 21 TO REMIND THEM OF
THEIR RIGHT AND TO ENCOURAGE THEM TO REGISTER.
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