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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1988

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INAPPROPRIATE TO COMMENT AT THIS STAGE

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WHILST SEVERAL ELECTION PETITIONS ARE

CHIEF

TODAY

BEFORE THE COURTS, IT WOULD NOT BE APPROPRIATE TO COMMENT ON THE ISSUES INVOLVED, THE SECRETARY, THE HON SIR DAVID FORD, TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL (WEDNESDAY).

SIR DAVID

WAS REPLYING

ΤΟ A

QUESTION

BY

THE

HON

CHEUNG

YAN-LUNG.

MR CHEUNG HAD

ASKED

WHETHER

THE

GOVERNMENT

WOULD

CONSIDER ELECTORAL PROVISIONS ORDINANCE REVIEWING RELEVANT PROVISIONS IN THE

HOLDING IN THE LIGHT OF A RECENT HIGH COURT RULING IN RELATION TO THE OF TEMPORARY PUBLIC OFFICE BY A DISTRICT BOARD MEMBER.

THE AND IS OR

"THE RULING REFERRED TO BY MR CHEUNG IS TO THE EFFECT THAT HOLDER OF A JUDICIAL OFFICE IS THE HOLDER OF A PUBLIC OFFICE, THEREFORE DISQUALIFIED UNDER THE LAW FROM STANDING FOR A BEING ELECTED AS A MEMBER OF A DISTRICT BOARD,

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ELECTION SIR DAVID SAID.

WITH AND OF

THE

THE

CONSISTENT THIS

WAS EXPLAINED THAT

RULING HE GOVERNMENT'S POLICY THAT MEMBERS OF THE JUDICIAL SERVICE CIVIL SERVICE SHOULD NOT SEEK POLITICAL OFFICE THROUGH ELECTION.

"THIS POLICY IS AIMED AT AVOIDING ENSURING THE SEPARATION OF ROLES OF AND THE EXECUTIVE," HE ADDED.

CONFLICTS OF THE LEGISLATURE,

INTEREST

AND

THE

JUDICIARY

VISA APPLICATIONS PROCESSED IN 2 TO 3 WEEKS

THE AVERAGE

TIME

TAKEN

BY THE TAIWAN SECURITY

IMMIGRATION VISITORS 15

THE

DEPARTMENT

ABOUT HON GEOFFREY

PROCESS THE VISA APPLICATIONS OF THREE WEEKS, THE SECRETARY FOR INFORMED THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

ΤΟ

TWO 10

BARNES,

"IT IS NOT LONGER THAN THAT FOR

MR BARNES ADDED IN TAM YTU-CHUNG.

VISITORS FROM OTHER

FROM A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION

AREAS

TOR

HON

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