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FRIDAY, APRIL 15, 1988
THESE PROFESSIONS TO
ENSURE THE REPRESENTATIVENESS HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONS.
HE SAID THIS WAS A TEMPORARY EXPEDIENT
PARTICIPATE IN THE
TO COMING OF THE SUCCESSFUL
ENABLE
MEMBERS OF
ELECTIONS AND ΤΟ CANDIDATE IN THE
EARLY
"ONCE PROFESSIONAL REGISTERS ARE COMPILED, PROBABLY IN 1989, REGISTRATION OF ELECTORS WILL BE BASED SOLELY ON SUCH REGISTERS.
'PERSONS WHO FAIL ΤΟ OBTAIN ENTRY ΤΟ THE REGISTERS, INCLUDING THOSE WHO ARE ALREADY REGISTERED ELECTORS ON
PROFESSIONAL LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ELECTORAL ROLL, WILL BE DISENFRANCHISED,
NO ELECTOR, WHETHER AN INDIVIDUAL OR A CORPORATION, REGISTERED IN MORE THAN ONE FUNCTIONAL CONSTITUENCY OR DIVISION. IF THE ELECTOR IS ELIGIBLE FOR REGISTRATION IN
ONE
CONSTITUENCY,
REGISTRATION FORM.
HE OR IT MUST STATE HIS/ITS OPTION
THE
HE SAID.
MAY BE ELECTORAL
MORE
ON
THAN THE
IN
WILL BE
TO FACILITATE BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE ELECTORAL SYSTEM FUNCTIONAL CONSTITUENCIES, A LEAFLET HAS BEEN PRODUCED AND DISTRIBUTED WITH REGISTRATION FORMS.
ALSO PRESENT AT THE PRESS CONFERENCE WAS MR LAI REGISTRATION OFFICER.
KWAN-TAT, THE
HE INDICATED THAT A PROVISIONAL REGISTER WOULD BE JUNE 17 AND LATE APPLICATIONS SHOULD BE SENT IN BY OBJECTIONS TO THE APPLICATIONS SHOULD BE LODGED BY JULY 6.
PUBLISHED ON JULY 1. ANY
LEGCO ELECTORAL PROVISIONS AMENDMENT BILL GAZETTED
CONCESSION REGISTERED
TO
AS
A BILL WHICH SEEKS TO PROVIDE A SPECIAL ONE-OFF POTENTIAL ELECTORS IN FUNCTIONAL CONSTITUENCIES TO BE ELECTORS FOR THE 1988 LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ELECTIONS WAS GAZETTED TODAY (FRIDAY).
THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL (ELECTORAL PROVISIONS) ( AMENDMENT} BILL 1988, IF PASSED BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, WILL ENABLE INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE ENTITLED TO BE BUT ARE NOT YET REGISTERED AS ELECTORS ON THE GENERAL ELECTORAL ROLL (GER), TO BE REGISTERED AS ELECTORS ON THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ELECTORAL ROLL FOR THE FUNCTIONAL CONSTITUENCIES.
IN A STATEMENT ISSUED LAST MONTH TO ANNOUNCE THE GOVERNMENT'S INTENTION TO INTRODUCE SUCH SPECIAL ARRANGEMENTS, THE ADMINISTRATION HAD MADE IT CLEAR THAT THE PROPOSED ARRANGEMENTS WERE ON A ONE-OFF BASIS, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
/INDIVIDUALS WHO