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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27, 1988

BILL AIMED AT ENCOURAGING ELIGIBLE PERSONS TO VOTE

{ELECTORAL MANY ELIGIBLE

THE PRINCIPAL PURPOSE OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

A9 PROVISIONS) (AMENDMENT) BILL 1988 IS TO ENCOURAGE VOTERS AS POSSIBLE TO VOTE IN THE FUNCTIONAL CONSTITUENCY ELECTIONS TO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL IN SEPTEMBER THIS YEAR.

THE CHIEF SECRETARY SIR DAVID FORD, SAID THIS LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY) WHEN MOVING THE SECOND READING OF THE BILL.

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"TO THIS END, THE BILL SEEKS TO MAKE SPECIAL ARRANGEMENTS TO ENABLE THOSE WHO ARE NOT YET REGISTERED AS ELECTORS ON THE GENERAL

то BE REGISTERED ELECTORAL ROLL, BUT WHO ARE ELIGIBLE TO DO 80,

AS ELECTORS ON THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ELECTORAL ROLL," HE SAID.

"THIS WILL IN TURN MAKE THEM ELIGIBLE TO NOMINATE, OR BR NOMINATED AS CANDIDATES.

"THESE ARE SPECIAL ARRANGEMENTS BECAUSE, UNDER EXISTING AN ELECTOR LEGISLATION, A PERSON IS NOT ENTITLED TO BE REGISTERED AS FOR THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ELECTIONS UNLESS HE IS ALREADY REGISTERED ON THE GENERAL, ELECTORAL ROLL.

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SIR DAVID SAID THE ADMINISTRATION WOULD BE EXAMINING, IN THE A PERSON TO LONGER TERM, WHETHER IT SHOULD REMAIN A REQUIREMENT FOR

INCLUDED ON THE GENERAL ELECTORAL ROLL BEFORE HE

BE MIGHT REGISTERED ON THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ELECTORAL ROLL.

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IN THE MEANTIME, THE BILL MADE IT CLEAR THAT THE SPECIAL DISPENSATION NAMELY THE DISPENSATION FROM PRIOR REGISTRATION ON

FOR GENERAL ELECTORAL ROLL WAS ONLY GOOD

THIS YEAR'S

COUNCIL ELECTIONS.

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THE

LEGISLATIVE

WILL HAVE TO "PERSONS WHO BENEFIT FROM THIS DISPENSATION

ON THE PROPERLY REGISTERED

GENERAL ELECTORAL ROLL AT THE NEXT OPPORTUNITY, IF THEY WISH TO REMAIN ON THE

COUNCIL LEGISLATIVE

HE SAID. ELECTORAL ROLL AFTER THE FORTHCOMING SEPTEMBER ELECTIONS,

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REGISTRATION ON

"THOSE CONCERNED ARE THEREFORE BEING ADVISED AND ENCOURAGED SUBMIT APPLICATIONS FOR REGISTRATION ON THE GENERAL ELECTORAL ROLL THE SAME TIME AS THEY SUBMIT THEIR APPLICATIONS THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ELECTORAL ROLL.'

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SIR DAVID SAID THE SECOND PURPOSE OF THE BILL

PROVIDE FOR THE AUTOMATIC ACCEPTANCE OF OFFICE BY THE ELECTED MEMBERS OF THE

30

ΤΟ DAYS

SEVEN LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL AND TO REDUCE FROM

DAYS THE PERIOD DURING WHICH SUCH MEMBERS MIGHT DECIDE NOT TO ACCEPT OFFICE.

THE PURPOSE