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FRIDAY, DECE. ER 19, 981

RULES FOR DISTRICT BOARD ELECTIONS

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THE GAZETTE TODAY CONTAINS SEVERAL PIECES OF SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION WHICH PAVE THE WAY FOR THE FIRST DISTRICT BOARD ELECTIONS IN THE NEW TERRITORIES NEXT MARCH.

UNDER THE URBAN COUNCIL AND DISTRICT BOARDS ELECTION EXPENSES ORDER 1981, A CANDIDATE WILL BE ALLOWED TO SPEND UP TO $10 000 IN ELECTION EXPENSES, AND UP TO $3 000 IN FEES TO HIS ELECTION AGENT. A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TRAVELLING AND LIVING EXPENSES FOR HIMSELF IN RELATION TO THE ELECTION WILL NOT BE COUNTED.

THIS SCALE OF ELECTION EXPENSES ALSO APPLIES TO CANDIDATES FOR FUTURE URBAN COUNCIL ELECTIONS AND, UNDER THE HEUNG YEE KUK ELECTION EXPENSES ORDER 1981, TO HEUNG YEE KUK CANDIDATES.

ALSO GAZETTED IS THE NEW TERRITORIES DISTRICT BOARD CONSTITUENCIES (NUMBER OF ELECTED MEMBERS) ORDER 1981. THIS DECLARES THAT THERE WILL BE 36 CONSTITUENCIES IN THE NEW TERRITORIES WITH ONE VACANCY EACH FOR ELECTED MEMBER AT THE COMING ELECTIONS AND TEN CONSTITUENCIES (4 IN SHA TIN DISTRICT, 4 IN TUEN MUN DISTRICT AND 2 IN TAI PO DISTRICT) EACH WITH TWO SUCH MENDERS.

A FURTHER PIECE OF SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION, THE POST OFFICE (AMENDMENT) (NO.2) REGULATIONS 1981, EXTENDS THE POSTAGE-FREE FACILITY ENJOYED BY CANDIDATES AT URBAN COUNCIL ELECTIONS TO CANDIDATES AT ANY FUTURE DISTRICT BOARD ELECTION.

ACCOUNTANTS BY-LAWS REVISED ****

THE GOVERNMENT HAS APPROVED AMENDMENTS TO THE BY-LAWS OF THE HONG KONG SOCIETY OF ACCOUNTANTS WHICH WAS SET UP IN JANUARY 1973 TO PROVIDE FOR THE REGISTRATION AND CONTROL OF THE ACCOUNTANCY PROFESSION IN HONG KONG.

UNDER THE AMENDMENTS,

* THE STANDARD FOR REGISTRATION WITH THE SOCIETY AS A STUDENT

WILL BE RAISED FROM JANUARY 1, 1982, FROM FIVE O LEVEL PASSES TO EITHER TWO A LEVEL AND THREE O LEVEL PASSES, OR THREE A LEVEL AND ONE O LEVEL PASSES.

* A FELLOW OF AN APPROVED INSTITUTE WILL BE REQUIRED TO HAVE

SEVEN YEARS' STANDING WITH THAT INSTITUTE AS AN ASSOCIATE MEMBER BEFORE HE CAN BE ELIGIBLE FOR DESIGNATION AS A FELLOW OF THE SOCIETY. IN THE PAST SUCH DESIGNATION COULD BE MADE UPON PAYING A PRESCRIBED FEE.

* THE REGISTRAR WILL BE ABLE TO LODGE A COMPLAINT WITH THE

COUNCIL OF THE SOCIETY AGAINST A REGISTERED STUDENT WHO IS GUILTY OF MISCONDUCT.

THESE CHANGES ARE SET OUT UNDER THE PROFESSIONAL ACCOUNTANTS (AMENDMENT) BY-LAWS 1981 PUBLISHED IN THE GOVERNMENT GAZETTE TODAY.