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WEDNESDAY, JULY 25, 1990

"HOWEVER,

THE

AS

OR

THE

ΤΟ REGISTER RURAL FUNCTIONAL

AS

SINCE THE CHAIRMAN AND THE TWO VICE-CHAIRMEN of HEUNG YEE KUK ARE REQUIRED BY LAW TO SERVE ON THE REGIONAL COUNCIL EX-OFFICIO

THEY MEMBERS,

WILL BE GIVEN THE CHOICE EITHER THE REGIONAL COUNCIL ELECTORS CONSTITUENCY," THE CHIEF SECRETARY SAID.

IN

SAMB

THE BILL ALSO PROVIDES THAT A PERSON CANNOT STAND AT THE TIME FOR BOTH A DIRECT ELECTION AND AN INDIRECT ELECTION, I.E. THROUGH A FUNCTIONAL CONSTITUENCY, TO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

THE CHIEF SECRETARY ALSO MOVED FOR SECOND READING

THE 1990, 2) BILL (NO. URBAN COUNCIL (AMENDMENT)

BILL

THE 1990 AND

OF

2) (AMENDMENT) (NO.

THE

REGIONAL DISTRICT BOARDS

COUNCIL ( AMENDMENT) BILL 1990 WHICH SOUGHT MAINLY TO APPLY THE CLARIFICATION OF DISQUALIFYING OFFICES PROPOSED UNDER BILL 1990 TO THE APPOINTED

(AMENDMENT)

OF

TO

THE URBAN COUNCIL, REGIONAL COUNCIL

MEMBERS

ΤΟ

THE ELECTORAL PROVISIONS

AND EX-OFFICIO

MEMBERSHIP

AND DISTRICT

THE

BOARD AND

FULL RANGE

OF

EXTEND

EX-OFFICIO DISQUALIFICATIONS APPLICABLE TO AN ELECTED OR APPOINTED MEMBER.

SIR DAVID EXPLAINED THAT THE INTENTION WAS TO APPLY THE REVISED

TO ALL UNIFORMLY

THREE

OF TIERS

REPRESENTATIVE DISQUALIFICATION GOVERNMENT.

CORRUPT

AND ILLBOAL AT SPEAKING

THE SECOND READING OF THE PRACTICES (AMENDMENT) BILL 1990, SIR DAVID SAID THE PURPOSE OF THE CORRUPT AND ILLEGAL PRACTICES ORDINANCE WAS TO PROTECT THE HONESTY AND INTEGRITY OF ELECTIONS.

INTIMIDATION,

NATURR AND SUCH AS

"IN GENERAL, CORRUPT PRACTICES, SUCH AS BRIBERY, UNDUE INFLUENCE, ARE CONSIDERED TO BE OF A MORE SERIOUS THEREFORE ATTRACT A HIGHER PENALTY THAN ILLEGAL PRACTICES, MISUSE OF ELECTION EXPENSES AND FALSE STATEMENTS.

CONCLUDED THAT

"A REVIEW OF THE CURRENT LEVEL OF PENALTIES HAS THEY ARE INADEQUATE TO ACHIEVE THE DESIRED DETERRENT EFFECT.

ACTS

DISHONEST "AS CORRUPT PRACTICES UNDER THE ORDINANCE ARE MOSTLY

AN ELECTION IT IS THE RESULTS OF CALCULATED TO INFLUENCE CONSIDERED THAT THEY SHOULD AT LEAST ATTRACT THE SAME LEVEL OF PENALTY AS AS THAT FOR MAKING A FALSE STATEMENT IN APPLYING FOR REGISTRATION AN ELECTOR, WHICH ATTRACTS A MAXIMUM FINE OF $5,000 AND FOR 6 MONTHS UPON CONVICTION," HE SAID.

IMPRISONMENT

THE BILL SEEKS TO INCREASE THE PENALTY FOR CORRUPT PRACTICES BY AND THE MAXIMUM INCREASING THE MAXIMUM FINE FROM $1,000 TO $5,000

ON SUMMARY SENTENCE OF IMPRISONMENT FROM THREE MONTHS TO SIX MONTHS CONVICTION AND INCREASING THE MAXIMUM FINE FROM $5,000 TO $10,000 CONVICTION ON INDICTMENT.

ON

CONVICTION

IT ALSO SEEKS TO INCREASE THE PENALTY FOR ILLEGAL PRACTICES BY INCREASING THE MAXIMUM FINE FROM $500 TO $2,500 ON SUMMARY AND FROM $2,000 TO $5,000 ON CONVICTION ON INDICTMENT.

/IT FURTHER