WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3, 1985
+THE REASON FOR THIS AMENDMENT IS TO ENSURE THAT THE WORDING IN THE ORDINANCE WILL BE IN LINE WITH THAT OF THE LETTERS PATENT AND THE ROYAL INSTRUCTIONS, HE EXPLAINED.
IN CLAUSE 21, HE OBSERVED, THE WORDS +OTHER THAN AS A MEMBER OF AN AUXILIARY FORCE+ IN THE EXISTING SUBSECTION (B) WOULD BE DELETED AS THERE WAS NO VALID REASON WHY A MEMBER OF AN AUXILIARY FORCE SHOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED AS HOLDING PUBLIC OFFICE.
ALSO IN THE SAME CLAUSE, A NEW SUBSECTION (2) WOULD BE ADDED, DISQUALIFYING A PERSON OF UNSOUND MIND FROM BEING NOMINATED AS A CANDIDATE AND HOLDING OFFICE WHICH ARE NOT PROVIDED IN THE BILL.
ON THE AMENDMENT TO THE SECOND SCHEDULE, MR WONG EXPLAINED THAT IT WOULD ABOLISH THE TWO DIVISION+ CONCEPT IN RELATION TO THE LABOUR FUNCTIONAL CONSTITUENCY AS THERE WAS SOME DOUBT AS TO THE NECESSITY OF DIVIDING THE CONSTITUENCY INTO TWO EQUIVALENT ELECTORAL DIVISIONS.
+APART FROM REMOVING CONFUSION, IT WOULD BRING ELECTORS IN THIS CONSTITUENCY IN LINE WITH OTHER FUNCTIONAL CONSTITUENCIES, + HE SAID.
AMENDMENTS TO CLAUSES 10, 14(2), 15(2) AND 16 WERE
TECHNICAL.
SUMMING UP, MR WONG SAID UNDER CLAUSES 19, 28 AND 46, REGULATIONS MIGHT BE MADE AND THE SCHEDULES AMENDED BY THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL BUT THE AD HOC GROUP FELT RATHER STRONGLY THAT IT WAS DESIRABLE THAT THE POWER TO DO SO SHOULD BE VESTED IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
+THE ADMINISTRATION HAS AGREED TO RE-EXAMINE THIS ISSUE NOT LATER THAN THE COMING REVIEW IN 1987 AND PRESENT INDICATIONS ARE THAT UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS' REQUEST WOULD BE MET, HE SAID.
HE OBSERVED THAT A PARELLEL DEVELOPMENT TO THE FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT WAS THE FORMATION OF A NUMBER OF CIVIC AND POLITICAL GROUPS AND HE CONSIDERED THIS A HEALTHY SIGN.
+ IN THE RUN UP TO 1997, WHEN HONG KONG WILL HAVE TO GOVERN ITSELF, IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT THE RIGHT KIND OF LEADERSHIP SHOULD BE FOSTERED.
+OBVIOUSLY THE SOONER SUCH LEADERSHIP EMERGES THE BETTER
IT WILL BE FOR AN ORDERLY TRANSITION.
+ AM SURE HONG KONG WILL AGAIN RISE TO THE OCCASION,+ MR WONG SAID.
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