WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1994..
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CORRUPT AND ILLEGAL PRACTICES (AMENDMENT) (NO. 2) BILL 1994
MR
ILLEGAL
FOLLOWING IS THE SPEECH BY THE SECRETARY FOR HOME AFFAIRS, MICHAEL SUEN, IN MOVING THE SECOND READING OF THE CORRUPT AND
IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL PRACTICES { AMENDMENT)(NO. 2) BILL 1994 TODAY (WENDESDAY):
MR PRESIDENT,
I MOVE THAT THE CORRUPT AND ILLEGAL PRACTICES 2) BILL 1994 BE READ A SECOND TIME.
{ AMENDMENT) (NO.
TO PREVENT THE CORRUPT AND ILLEGAL PRACTICES ORDINANCE AIMS
AT PRESENT, IT ONLY CORRUPTION AND ILLEGAL PRACTICES AT ELECTIONS.
GOVERNMENT APPLIES TO THE ELECTIONS OF THE THREE-TIER REPRESENTATIVE AND THE HEUNG YEE KUK.
ORDINANCE TO
COMMITTEE
THE BILL BEFORE MEMBERS NOW SEEKS TO EXTEND THE THE ELECTIONS OF THE CHAIRMAN, VICE-CHAIRMEN AND EXECUTIVE MEMBERS OF THE 27 RURAL COMMITTEES WHICH MAKE UP THE NEXT TIER IN HIERARCHY OF RURAL ORGANIZATIONS UNDER THE HEUNG YEE KUK.
THE
THAT THESE ELECTIONS, THREE-TIER REPRESENTATIVE
IS NECESSARY TO ENSURE THE EXTENSION
CONSTITUTIONAL LINKS WITH THE HAVE GOVERNMENT, ARE FAIR AND OPEN.
WHICH
THE FIRST,
TERRITORIES
RURAL
THE CONSTITUTIONAL LINKS WORK AS FOLLOWS.
THE COMMITTEE
ARE
NEW CHAIRMEN
EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS OF
RURAL DISTRICT BOARDS. SECOND, THE CHAIRMAN AND VICE-CHAIRMEN OF THE
HAS A COMMITTEES ARE EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS OF THE HEUNG YEE KUK WHICH
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL AND RURAL FUNCTIONAL CONSTITUENCY SEAT IN THE
KUK ARE EX-
THIRD, THE CHAIRMAN AND THE TWO VICE-CHAIRMEN OF THE OFFICIO MEMBERS OF THE REGIONAL COUNCIL WHICH MAY RETURN ONE CANDIDATE COUNCIL FUNCTIONAL TO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL THROUGH THE REGIONAL CONSTITUENCY.
BALLOT
OF BRIBERY, UNDER THE BILL, ALL GENERAL OFFENCES PROVISIONS
ΤΟ NOMINATION TREATING, ELECTION PUBLICITY AND OFFENCES IN RELATION
ΤΟ RURAL COMMITTEE ELECTIONS. AND
PAPER WILL BE EXTENDED ELECTION FEATURES WHICH DO NOT EXIST IN RURAL COMMITTEE ELECTIONS NOW, PRACTICES ORDINANCE, BUT WHICH ARE PART OF THE CORRUPT AND ILLEGAL
INCUR SUCH AS ELECTION EXPENSES, APPOINTMENT OF AUTHORIZED PERSONS TO
ELECTION EXPENSES AND ELECTION EXPENSES AND FILING OF RETURNS ON DONATIONS, WILL BE INTRODUCED.
CLAUSE 2 OF THE BILL PROVIDES
'RETURNING OFFICER'
FOR THE TERMS RURAL COMMITTEE
ARE
DEFINITIONS
IN AS THEY APPEAR 'ELECTOR', ELECTIONS. THE TERMS EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE' AND 'RURAL COMMITTEE' ALSO DEFINED.
5 AND
PROVIDE
MEANT
BY
A
PERSON AND
A
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FOR WHAT IS CLAUSES AUTHORIZED TO INCUR ELECTION EXPENSES, AN INCUMBENT CANDIDATE PERFORMANCE REPORT IN THE CONTEXT OF RURAL COMMITTEE ELECTIONS.
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