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WEDNESDAY, JULY 25, 1990

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FOR

ANY

IT FURTHER PROPOSES TO PROVIDE A CUSTODIAL SENTENCE CONTRAVENTION OF SECTION 17 OF THE PRINCIPAL ORDINANCE WHICH REGULATES FALSE CLAIMS OF SUPPORT IN A CANDIDATE'S PUBLICITY.

"ANY FALSE CLAIM OF SUPPORT WILL MISLEAD ELECTORS RECENT EXPERIENCE HAS SHOWN A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN THE

THE CHIEF SECRETARY SAID. COMPLAINTS OF THIS NATURE,

IN VOTING.

NUMBER OF

PENALTY FOR FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS DECLARING ELECTION EXPENSES AFTER AN ELECTION IS INCREASED UNDER AMENDMENT BILL.

FOR

THE

A

THE PRINCIPAL ORDINANCE PROVIDES THAT A PERSON CONVICTED OF

DISENFRANCHISED FOR CORRUPT OR ILLEGAL PRACTICE IN AN ELECTION IS SEVEN YEARS AND DEBARRED FOR 10 YEARS FROM APPOINTMENT OR ELECTION THE DISTRICT BOARDS, MUNICIPAL COUNCILS AND LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

TO

THE ORDINANCE HOWEVER, THERE IS AN ANOMALY IN SECTION 24 OF

AND ELECTION FOR WHICH REFERS TO DISQUALIFICATION FROM NOMINATION

TO RECTIFY THREE YEARS. THIS SHOULD BE 10 YEARS AND CLAUSE 5 SEEKS THE ANOMALY.

USE IS

IN ORDER TO DEAL WITH COMPREHENSIVELY, THE PROBLEM ON THE OF FALSE RESIDENTIAL ADDRESSES FOR THE PURPOSE OF REGISTRATION, IT

THE CORRUPT AND PROPOSED THAT AN OFFENCE SHOULD BE CREATED UNDER

THE BASIS OF ILLEGAL PRACTICES ORDINANCE FOR FRAUDULENT VOTING ON FALSE REGISTRATION.

A NEW SUB-SECTION IS PROPOSED TO DEAL WITH FRAUDULENT VOTING ON THE BASIS OF A FALSE REGISTRATION AS AN ELECTOR.

DEBATES ON THE SIX BILLS WERE ADJOURNED.

HA AN IMPORTANT STEP IN REVITALISING PUBLIC HOSPITAL SYSTEM

THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE HOSPITAL AUTHORITY WILL BE THE MOST IMPORTANT STEP IN REVITALISING OUR PUBLIC HOSPITAL SYSTEM, AND IN ENSURING THAT IT WILL SERVE THE NEXT GENERATION BETTER THAN IN THE PAST, THE SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE, THE HON ELIZABETH WONG, SAID IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

SPEAKING IN THE RESUMED SECOND READING DEBATE ON THE HOSPITAL AUTHORITY BILL 1990, MRS WONG SAID IN DEBATING THIS BILL SHE THOUGHT THAT IT WAS IMPORTANT TO ASK OURSELVES TWO QUESTIONS: WHAT PURPOSE OF THE HOSPITAL AUTHORITY? AND WHERE DID OUR DUTY LIE?

MRS

WAS THE

NECESSARY

WONG POINTED OUT THAT THIS WAS PARTICULARLY DURING THE PAST FEW MONTHS OF INTENSIVE BRIEFING AND CONSULTATION, DIVERSE VIEWS EXPRESSED, SOME WITHOUT THE FOUNDATION OF FACT, UNFORTUNATELY CLOUDED THE ISSUE.

AS

THE

HAD

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