WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27, 1988
•
AND
"THE PURPOSE OF DOING SO IS TO SHORTEN THE ELECTION TIMETABLE,
MAKE ΤΟ
IT EASIER TO MEET THE REQUIREMENT IN THE ROYAL *-INSTRUCTIONS WHEREBY THE PERIOD BETWEEN THE LAST SITTING OF A SESSION OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL AND THE FIRST SITTING OF THE NEXT SESSION IS NOT TO EXCEED THREE MONTHS, HE SAID.
"THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT, TO PROVIDE FOR AUTOMATIC ACCEPTANCE SEVEN DAYS GAZETTE, WILL MAKE IT
WITHIN
• ¡LESS NON-ACCEPTANCE IS NOTIFIED TO THE GOVERNOR
RESULTS IN THE OF PUBLICATION OF ELECTION SIMPLER TO KEEP TO THIS TIMETABLE.
"SEPARATE CONSIDERATION WILL BE GIVEN ΤΟ WHETHER ARRANGEMENTS SHOULD BE INTRODUCED FOR MUNICIPAL COUNCIL AND
SIMILAR DISTRICT
BOARD ELECTIONS."
SIR DAVID SAID THE BILL ALSO AMENDED THE POST
BY REGULATIONS,
ADDING REFERENCE TO THE LEGISLATIVE (ELECTORAL PROVISIONS) (PROCEDURE) REGULATIONS, SO AS TO CLEAR THAT CANDIDATES IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ELECTIONS FOR FREE POSTAGE UNDER THE POST OFFICE ORDINANCE.
DEBATE ON THE BILL WAS ADJOURNED.
OFFICE COUNCIL
IT
MAKE QUALIFIED
SECURITIES BILL GIVEN SECOND READING
RELEASE DUTIES
A BILL EMPOWERING THE COMMISSIONER FOR SECURITIES TO TO SPECIFIED PERSONS INFORMATION OBTAINED IN THE COURSE OF HIS WAS READ A SECOND TIME IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
IN MOVING THE SECOND READING OF THE SECURITIES (AMENDMENT) JACOBS, SAID THAT BILL 1988, THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY, THE HON PIERS
ORDINANCE WOULD AN AMENDMENT TO SECTION 19 OF THE SECURITIES
PERMIT
GREATER
LAW ASSISTANCE TO
WITH CONCERNED SECURITIES MARKETS IN HONG KONG.
ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES
IT WOULD
ALSO PERMIT
AND
INCREASED
WOULD BRING
WITH CO-OPERATION
THE PROVISIONS
REGULATORY AUTHORITIES
ORDINANCE INTO LINE WITHI THE RELEVANT PROVISIONS OF THE ORDINANCE, HE SAID.
OVERSEAS OF THE BANKING
/MEMBERS OF