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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22, 1988

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LEGISLATION REMOVES ELECTORAL ANOMALY

1988 IS THE MAIN PURPOSE OF THE TRADE UNIONS (AMENDMENT) BILL

ONLY REGISTERED TO REMOVE AN ANOMALY BY WHICH TRADE UNIONS ARE THE

LAW FROM USING THEIR FUNDS FOR ORGANISATIONS NOW PREVENTED BY

COUNCIL ELECTORAL PURPOSES IN DISTRICT BOARD, URBAN COUNCIL, REGIONAL AND LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ELECTIONS.

FOR

EDUCATION

AND

MANPOWER.

THE

HON

THE

SECRETARY THE ACTING DOMINIC WONG, SAID THIS WHEN WINDING UP THE DEBATE ON THE BILL IN LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

HAD

ALLOW REEN

MR WONG SAID THE GOVERNMENT CONSIDERED IT APPROPRIATE TO

THEY BECAUSE PARTICULARLY TRADE UNIONS TO SO USE ACTIVELY ENCOURAGING THE DEVELOPMENT OF REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT.

FUNDS

WILL POLITICISE OF UNTON FUNDS F'OR MR WONG ADDED.

"WE DO NOT THINK THAT THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TRADE UNIONS AS THE PROHIBITION AGAINST THE USE OTHER POLITICAL PURPOSES IS STILL MAINTAINED,

TRADE

VIEWS

THAT THE AMENDMENTS

IN ELECTORAL FULLY

PROVISIONS IN THE

WOULD ENABLE AND ACTIVITIES

REGARDING BILL,

HE SHARED MEMBERS' то UNIONS

PARTICIPATE APPRECIATED THEIR REMARKS ON THE FLEXIBILITY.

OF A AS TO THE QUESTION WHETHER IT WOULD BE A PROPER FUNCTION

MR WONG SAID THIS SHOULD TRADE UNION TO SUPPORT ELECTORAL ACTIVITIES, BEST BE LEFT TO THE UNION ITSELF TO DECIDE.

OF THE UNION SAFEGUARDS TOO," HE

"NEW SECTION 33A THEREFORE PROVIDES FOR MEMBERS TO DECIDE BY SECRET BALLOT, AND THERE ARE OTHER ADDED.

USE TURNING TO THE SUGGESTION OF TIGHTENING UP CONTROLS ON THE

WONG SAID OF FUNDS BY OTHER ORGANISATIONS FOR ELECTORAL PURPOSES, MR THE GOVERNMENT DID NOT AGREE BECAUSE TO DO SO WOULD WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT.

NOT BE IN LINE

HAD PREVIOUSLY CONSIDERED HE POINTED OUT THAT THE GOVERNMENT

THE AMENDMENTS TO ONLY LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL LIMITING THE SCOPE OF

ΤΟ MAKE SPECIFIC DONATIONS TO ELECTIONS AND ALLOWING TRADE UNIONS CANDIDATES ONLY.

IT IS ONLY FAIR TO CAN DO." MR WONG

"WE HAVE CONCLUDED PREVIOUSLY ALSO THAT ALLOW TRADE UNIONS TO DO WHAT OTHER ORGANISATIONS SAID.

"PARTIAL

LIFTING OF

THE

PRESENT

..

EQUITABLE NOR REASONABLE.

RESTRICTION

1S NEITHER

HE EMPHASISED THAT THE BILL WAS MAINLY INTENDED WITH OTHER ORGANISATIONS UNIONS ON AN EQUAL FOOTING

ΤΟ PUT TRADE REGARDING

THE

USE OF FUNDS FOR ELECTORAL PURPOSES.

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