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FRIDAY, MARCH 11, 1988

HEUNG YEE KUK BILL GAZETTED

A BILL WHICH

SEEKS

EXPAND

THE

OF MEMBERSHIP

THE FULL

IN

то COUNCIL AND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE HEUNG YER KUK WAS PUBLISHED THE GOVERNMENT GAZETTE TODAY (FRIDAY).

OF

BILL

THE

FULL

1988 PROVIDES FOR AN COUNCIL

EXECUTIVE AND

THE HEUNG YEE KUK (AMENDMENT} INCREASE

THE IN

MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE BY UP TO 15 PEOPLE.

THESE ADDITIONAL MEMBERS, TO BE KNOWN AS CO-OPTED CANNOT BE MEMBERS OF A RURAL COMMITTEE BUT ARE OTHERWISE AS TO THEIR ELIGIBILITY FOR OFFICE.

COUNCILLORS, UNRESTRICTED

HEUNO ENHANCE ITS

THIS NEW CATEGORY OF MEMBERSHIP HAS BEEN PROPOSED BY THE

AND TO ITS WIDEN

REPRESENTATION YEE KUK IN ORDER TO CAPABILITY IN THE FURTHERANCE OF ITS OBJECTIVES.

THE CHAIRMAN MEMBERS OF THE ADMINISTRATION,

THE CO-OPTED COUNCILLORS HAVE TO BE NOMINATED BY OR VICE-CHAIRMAN AND FOUR OTHER EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

AND KUK

APPROVED BY THE SECRETARY FOR DISTRICT THEREAFTER TO BE CONFIRMED BY THE FULL COUNCIL.

ELIGIBLE

FOR

OTHER

MEMBERS OF THE CHAIRMAN OR

AS ELECTION

THEY WILL ENJOY THE SAME RIGHTS AS ALL BR NOT KUK BUT THEY VICE-CHAIRMAN.

WILL

INTRODUCES THE BILL ALSO

то AMENDMENTS

THE FOR THE SMOOTH

SOME TECHNICAL

NECESSARY CONSIDERED PRINCIPAL ORDINANCE WHICH ARE OPERATION OF THE KUK AND THE ORDERLY CONDUCT OF ELECTIONS.

AMENDMENTS AND HAS

THE KUK HAS ITSELF REQUESTED THE PROPOSED BEEN CONSULTED THROUGHOUT THE DRAFTING OF THE BILL.

AFD DIRECTOR PAYS TRIBUTE TO COMMUNITY

THE DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE AND THIS (FRIDAY) AFTERNOON PAID TRIBUTE TO DEALING AT HIS DEPARTMENT'S USERS OF COUNTRY

WHOLESALE

PISHERIES, DR LAWRENCE LEE, FARMERS, FISHERMEN, TRADERS HIKERS' GROUPS AND MARKETS,

THEIR GOOD SUPPORT AND

FOR FACILITIES PARK

CO-OPERATION IN THE PAST YEAR.

TO BETTER

DR LER SAID THAT THE VERY AIM OF 11S DEPARTMENT WAS SERVE THE FARMING AND FISHING COMMUNITIES AND THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG.

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