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THE ENGINEERS AND ASSOCIATED PROFESSIONS+ CONSTITUENCY MENTIONED IN THE WHITE PAPER HAS BEEN RETITLED THE ENGINEERING, ARCHITECTURAL, SURVEYING AND PLANNING+ FUNCTIONAL CONSTITUENCY TO INDICATE MORE CLEARLY THE FOUR PROFESSIONS IT COVERS. THIS CONSTITUENCY IS BASED ON THE FOUR MAIN LOCAL REPRESENTATIVE ORGANISATIONS OF THESE PROFESSIONS IN HONG KONG, NAMELY, THE HONG KONG INSTITUTION OF ENGINEERS, THE HONG KONG INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS, THE HONG KONG INSTITUTE OF SURVEYORS, AND THE HONG KONG INSTITUTE OF PLANNERS.

THE SPOKESMAN FURTHER EXPLAINED THAT UNDER PART 1 OF THE BILL. WHICH PROVIDES FOR THE ELECTORAL FRANCHISE, A PERSON OR CORPORATE ORGANISATION MAY REGISTER AS AN ELECTOR IN ONLY ONE FUNCTIONAL CONSTITUENCY, EVEN THOUGH THAT PERSON OR ORGANISATION MAY BE QUALIFIED TO BE A MEMBER OF MORE THAN ONE FUNCTIONAL CONSTITUENCY ORGANISATION. ALSO, A PERSON MAY REGISTER AS AN ELECTOR IN ONLY ONE ELECTORAL COLLEGE CONSTITUENCY.

+A PERSON WILL BE ABLE TO VOTE ONLY ONCE IN HIS OWN RIGHT. HOWEVER, IT WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR A PERSON TO CAST A MAXIMUM OF TWO ADDITIONAL REPRESENTATIVE VOTES; FOR EXAMPLE, A LAWYER WHO 13 A MEMBER OF A DISTRICT BOARD AND WHO IS ALSO APPOINTED AS THE AUTHORISED REPRESENTATIVE OF A CORPORATE ASSOCIATION OR COMPANY, WILL HAVE ONE VOTE IN HIS OWN RIGHT IN THE LEGAL CONSTITUENCY, PLUS A REPRESENTATIVE VOTE IN THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE ON BEHALF OF HIS CONSTITUENCY IN THAT DISTRICT BOARD CONSTITUENCY AND ANOTHER REPRESENTATIVE VOTE ON BEHALF OF THE COMPANY BY WHOM HE HAS BEEN APPOINTED AN AUTHORISED REPRESENTATIVE, WHICH HE WOULD CAST IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INSTRUCTIONS OF THAT COMPANY, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

A PERSON MUST APPLY AND BE REGISTERED ON THE FINAL ELECTORAL REGISTER OF HIS CONSTITUENCY BEFORE HE CAN VOTE ON POLLING DAY- AND TO BE SO REGISTERED, HE MUST GENERALLY BE REGISTERED ALREADY ON THE GENERAL ELECTORAL ROLL FOR THE URBAN COUNCIL AND DISTRICT BOARDS ELECTIONS. HOWEVER, THIS LATTER REQUIREMENT WILL BE WAIVED, IN 1985 ONLY, FOR THOSE PERSONS WHO ARE QUALIFIED TO BE REGISTERED AS ELECTORS ON THE GENERAL ELECTORAL ROLL, BUT WHO HAVE OMITTED TO APPLY FOR REGISTRATION.

THIS WAIVER WILL ALSO APPLY, AGAIN IN 1985 ONLY, TO CANDIDATURE REQUIREMENTS FOR FUNCTIONAL CONSTITUENCIES, WHICH ARE SET OUT IN PART V OF THE BILL, SO THAT A PERSON WHO IS ENTITLED TO BE REGISTERED UNDER THE ELECTORAL PROVISIONS ORDINANCE BUT FAILED TO REGISTER DURING THE LAST REGISTRATION PERIOD, WILL BE ABLE TO RUN AS A CANDIDATE THIS YEAR.

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