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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20, 1994

MRS WONG ALSO TOLD THE COUNCILLORS THAT PUBLIC SUPPORT HAD BEEN INDICATED FOR THE PREFERRED OPTIONS IN THE CONSULTATION DOCUMENT.

EXPERTS IN HEALTHCARE REFORM HAVE ALSO STUDIED THE HONG KONG MODEL AND CONCLUDED THAT IT IS HEADED IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION,

WHILE

APPEALED TO WELCOMING ANY VIEWS ON THE ISSUE, MRS WONG MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL AND THE COMMUNITY FOR THEIR SUPPORT FOR HEALTHCARE REFORM.

SHE SAID: "FEEDBACK ON THE

CONSULTATION

DOCUMENT * TOWARDS

BETTER HEALTH' HAS SHOWN THE WAY AHEAD.

"

BETTER.

THE 'LET US SUPPORT REFORM. LET US SUPPORT CHANGE FOR NOT JUST FOR OUR OWN SAKE, BUT ALSO FOR THE SAKE OF OUR CHILDREN."

CORRUPT AND ILLEGAL PRACTICES BILL INTRODUCED

* *

INTRODUCED

INTO

THE

THE CORRUPT AND ILLEGAL PRACTICES (AMENDMENT) BILL 1994 HELPING BRING ABOUT OPEN

WAS AND FAIR ELECTIONS LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

ΤΟ

MOVING

FOR

THE SECOND READING OF THE BILL,

THE SECRETARY CONSTITUTIONAL AFFAIRS, MR NICHOLAS NG, SAID THE VARIOUS AMENDMENTS IN WITH SHOULD BE BROUGHT INTO EFFECT AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE TO TIE THE DISTRICT BOARD ELECTIONS THIS SEPTEMBER.

"THE BILL NEEDS TO BE ENACTED BY BARLY JUNE AT THE LATEST,"

HE

SAID.

MR NG EXPLAINED THAT THE BOUNDARY AND ELECTION COMMISSION WOULD NEED TIME TO MAKE ANY CONSEQUENTIAL SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION.

'ASPIRING DISTRICT BOARD CANDIDATES WILL WANT TO KNOW IN TIME THE NEW PROVISIONS WHICH WILL APPLY TO THEM,' HE ADDED.

ONE OF THE AMENDMENTS IS AIMED TO ACHIEVE THROUGH HEAVIER

IMPOSED FOR VARIOUS ORDINANCE.

PENALTIES

19

GOOD

GREATER OFFENCES UNDER

DETERRENCE

THE

TAKEN THE PARITY WITH OF PIECES

IN PROPOSING THE NEW PENALTY LEVELS, THE GOVERNMENT HAS INTO ACCOUNT THE SERIOUS NATURE OF ELECTORAL OFFENCES, AS WELL AS NEED TO BRING THE PENALTIES FOR ELECTORAL OFFENCES INTO

FORCE

UNDER OTHER THOSE IN

FOR OTHER CORRUPT OFFENCES LEGISLATION, MR NG SAID.

THE BILL ALSO SETS OUT MORE CLEARLY WHAT CONSTITUTES

BRIBERY.

ELECTORAL

ACCEPTING OF

IN ESSENCE, ANY CORRUPT OFFERING, SOLICITING OR ADVANTAGES IN RELATION TO A VOTER VOTING OR REFRAINING FROM VOTING, OR PROCURING THE RETURN OF ANY PERSON TO SERVE ON A PUBLIC BODY WILL PROHIBITED.

BE

/IN ADDITION,