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THURSDAY, MARCH 31, 1988

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SPECIAL ARRANGEMENTS PROPOSED FOR REGISTERING OF ELECTORS

ARRANGEMENTS

FOR

THE GOVERNMENT PROPOSES TO MAKE SPECIAL

TO INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS OF THE RELEVANT PROFESSIONS

BE REGISTERED AS ELECTORS IN THE FUNCTIONAL CONSTITUENCIES FOR THE 1988 LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ELECTIONS.

DRAFT LEGISLATION TO PROVIDE FOR THE SPECIAL ARRANGEMENTS WILL BE INTRODUCED INTO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

IN ANNOUNCING THIS INTENTION, A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN EXPLAINED THAT, UNDER EXISTING LEGISLATION, AN INDIVIDUAL IS NOT ENTITLED TO BR UNLESS REGISTERED AS AN ELECTOR FOR THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ELECTIONS

ELECTORAL ROLL HE IS ALREADY REGISTERED AS AN ELECTOR IN THE GENERAL

(GER).

NOVEMBER 20, 1987

ON ENTRIES IN THE CURRENT GER WERE CLOSED AND NEW ENTRIES WILL NOT TAKE EFFECT UNTIL JANUARY 1989.

WHO ON

THE SPOKESMAN SAID THE GOVERNMENT HAD RECEIVED SEVERAL REQUESTS FOR SPECIAL, ARRANGEMENTS TO BE MADE, SO THAT INDIVIDUALS

REGISTERED ARE NOT REGISTERED AS ELECTORS ON THE GER MAY STILL BE THE LEGISLATIVE

ROLL IF THEY MEET THE OTHER

REQUIREMENTS,

COUNCIL

ELECTORAL,

THESE REQUESTS HAVE COME FROM ORGANISATIONS REPRESENTING EXPANDED PROFESSIONAL BODIES TO BE INCLUDED FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THE MEDICAL AND HEALTH CARE FUNCTIONAL CONSTITUENCY,

THE SPOKESMAN EXPLAINED THAT THE PROPOSED SPECIAL ARRANGEMENTS

TO APPLY TO WERE INTENDED

POTENTIAL ELECTORS IN ALL FUNCTIONAL

CONSTITUENCIES.

PARTICIPATE ENSURE THAT THE OF THEIR

THEY WERE AIMED AT ENABLING AS MANY AS POSSIBLE TO IN THE 1988 LEGISLATIVE COUNC11. ELECTIONS, SO AS TO ARE SUCCESSFUL

AS CANDIDATES

BROADLY REPRESENTATIVE RESPECTIVE CONSTITUENCIES AS POSSIBLE.

PROPOSED

THE SPOKESMAN EMPHASISED THAT THE ARRANGEMENTS WERE SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE LEGISLATIVE AND WOULD BE MADE ON A ONE-OFF BASIS.

WOULD

BE

SPECIAL COUNCIL.

PROPERLY

WISHED TO THE SEPTEMBER

WHO BENEFITTED INDIVIDUALS

ΤΟ HAVE THE NEXT OPPORTUNITY IF THEY REGISTERED ON THE GER AT REMAIN ON THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ELEITORAL ROLL AFTER 1988 ELECTIONS.

BE PASSED BEFORE L'OUNCIL ELECTIONS,

"WE HOPE THAT THE NECESSARY LEGISLATION CAN THE FINAL REGISTRATION PERIOD FOR THE LEGISLATIVE WHICH RUNS FROM JUNE 17 TO JULY 1 THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

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