WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27, 1988
BILL AIMED AT ENCOURAGING ELIGIBLE PERSONS TO VOTE
{ELECTORAL MANY ELIGIBLE
THE PRINCIPAL PURPOSE OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
A9 PROVISIONS) (AMENDMENT) BILL 1988 IS TO ENCOURAGE VOTERS AS POSSIBLE TO VOTE IN THE FUNCTIONAL CONSTITUENCY ELECTIONS TO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL IN SEPTEMBER THIS YEAR.
THE CHIEF SECRETARY SIR DAVID FORD, SAID THIS LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY) WHEN MOVING THE SECOND READING OF THE BILL.
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"TO THIS END, THE BILL SEEKS TO MAKE SPECIAL ARRANGEMENTS TO ENABLE THOSE WHO ARE NOT YET REGISTERED AS ELECTORS ON THE GENERAL
то BE REGISTERED ELECTORAL ROLL, BUT WHO ARE ELIGIBLE TO DO 80,
AS ELECTORS ON THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ELECTORAL ROLL," HE SAID.
"THIS WILL IN TURN MAKE THEM ELIGIBLE TO NOMINATE, OR BR NOMINATED AS CANDIDATES.
"THESE ARE SPECIAL ARRANGEMENTS BECAUSE, UNDER EXISTING AN ELECTOR LEGISLATION, A PERSON IS NOT ENTITLED TO BE REGISTERED AS FOR THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ELECTIONS UNLESS HE IS ALREADY REGISTERED ON THE GENERAL, ELECTORAL ROLL.
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SIR DAVID SAID THE ADMINISTRATION WOULD BE EXAMINING, IN THE A PERSON TO LONGER TERM, WHETHER IT SHOULD REMAIN A REQUIREMENT FOR
INCLUDED ON THE GENERAL ELECTORAL ROLL BEFORE HE
BE MIGHT REGISTERED ON THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ELECTORAL ROLL.
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IN THE MEANTIME, THE BILL MADE IT CLEAR THAT THE SPECIAL DISPENSATION NAMELY THE DISPENSATION FROM PRIOR REGISTRATION ON
FOR GENERAL ELECTORAL ROLL WAS ONLY GOOD
THIS YEAR'S
COUNCIL ELECTIONS.
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THE
LEGISLATIVE
WILL HAVE TO "PERSONS WHO BENEFIT FROM THIS DISPENSATION
ON THE PROPERLY REGISTERED
GENERAL ELECTORAL ROLL AT THE NEXT OPPORTUNITY, IF THEY WISH TO REMAIN ON THE
COUNCIL LEGISLATIVE
HE SAID. ELECTORAL ROLL AFTER THE FORTHCOMING SEPTEMBER ELECTIONS,
BE
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FOR
REGISTRATION ON
"THOSE CONCERNED ARE THEREFORE BEING ADVISED AND ENCOURAGED SUBMIT APPLICATIONS FOR REGISTRATION ON THE GENERAL ELECTORAL ROLL THE SAME TIME AS THEY SUBMIT THEIR APPLICATIONS THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ELECTORAL ROLL.'
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SIR DAVID SAID THE SECOND PURPOSE OF THE BILL
PROVIDE FOR THE AUTOMATIC ACCEPTANCE OF OFFICE BY THE ELECTED MEMBERS OF THE
30
ΤΟ DAYS
SEVEN LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL AND TO REDUCE FROM
DAYS THE PERIOD DURING WHICH SUCH MEMBERS MIGHT DECIDE NOT TO ACCEPT OFFICE.
THE PURPOSE