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10.

FRIDAY, JUNE 17, 1988

THE BILL IS EXPECTED TO COUNCIL ON JUNE 29.

BE

INTRODUCED INTO THE

LEGISLATIVE

MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO WISH WRITE TO THE COMMISSIONER FOR BUILDING, 38 PIER CENTRAL.

TO COMMENT ON THE BILL CAN REHABILITATION. 14TH FLOOR, HARBOUR

OR CENTRAL, ROAD,

TO OMELCO. 8 JACKSON

ROAD,

LEGCO ELECTION EXPENSES TO BE RAISED

* * * * *

BE INCURRED

ABOUT

THE MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF ELECTION EXPENSES THAT MAY

COLLEGE ELECTORAL

AND FUNCTIONAL CONSTITUENCIES BY CANDIDATES OF SEEKING ELECTION TO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL HAVE BEEN RAISED BY 18 PER CENT OVER THE CURRENT LIMITS.

EXPENSES

(AMENDMENT)

ELECTION COUNCIL UNDER THE LEGISLATIVE

EXPENSE LIMITS FOR ORDER 1988 GAZETTED TODAY (FRIDAY), THE ELECTION

HAVE BEEN INCREASED ELECTORAL COLLEGE AND FUNCTIONAL CONSTITUENCIES FROM $10,000 TO $12,000 AND FROM $30,000 TO $36,000 RESPECTIVELY.

THE WHITE PAPER, "THE DEVELOPMENT OF REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT:

ΤΟ INTENTION

REVIEW ALL THE GOVERNMENT'S THE WAY FORWARD" STATED

BOTH IMMEDIATELY AFTER EACH THE NEXT SET OF BEFORE KEEP UP WITH THE CHANGING

MONTHS

LIMITS ON ELECTION EXPENSES REGULARLY,

SIX AGAIN AND ELECTIONS SET OF ELECTIONS, IN ORDER TO ENSURE THAT THEY CIRCUMSTANCES AND INFLATION.

ELECTION EXPENSES FOR THE NEXT "ACCORDINGLY, THE LIMITS ON

YEAR WEBE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ELECTIONS TO BE HELD IN SEPTEMBER THIS A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID. REVIEWED IN MARCH THIS YEAR,

THE GOVERNMENT CARRIED OUT A POST-ELECTION REVIEW IN

THEN RELATIVITIES OF THE LIMITS AND CONCLUDED THAT THE ELECTION EXPENSE CEILINGS WERE GENERALLY APPROPRIATE.

1985 AND EXISTING

WITH REFLECTING

THE REVIEW IN MARCH WAS THUS MAINLY CONCERNED INCREASES IN PRICES SINCE THE PREVIOUS LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ELECTIONS.

LIMITS WERE MADE BY SENG CONSUMER PRICE INDEX OF

"THE ADJUSTMENT TO THE ELECTION EXPENSE REFERENCE TO AN INCREASE OF THE HANG

18

.3 PER CENT SINCE 1985," THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

HE ADDED THAT THE NEW LEVELS WERE SET SO AS FOR THE LARGEST CONSTITUENCIES.

TO BE SUFFICIENT

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