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THURSDAY, MAY 12, 1994

THEIR REGIONAL HEADQUARTERS

"TWENTY-SIX DUTCH COMPANIES HAVE HERE AND MANY MORE HAVE REGIONAL OFFICES.

SHIPPING, OIL

"FINANCIAL SERVICES, TRADING ARE WELL-SERVED BY THE PRESENCE COMPANIES.

"AND THE NEW

AIPORT

PROJECT

SUPPLY, ELECTRONICS AND OF LARGE, WELL-KNOWN DUTCH

IS BENEFITING

DUTCH ENGINEERING AND TECHNICAL EXPERTISE," HE SAID.

0

CONDOLENCES TO JOHN SMITH'S FAMILY

ENORMOUSLY

FROM

THE

THE GOVERNOR,

RT HON CHRISTOPHER FOLLOWING STATEMENT TODAY (THURSDAY):

PATTEN,

ISSUED THE

"I WAS VERY SAD TO LEARN THE NEWS OF THE DEATH OF THE OPPOSITION IN THE UNITED KINGDOM, JOHN SMITH.

"HE WAS A GOOD AND DECENT MAN, WIDELY RESPECTED PEOPLES' INDIVIDUAL POLITICAL OPINIONS.

OF

THE LEADER

REGARDLESS OF

ΤΟ

HIS WIFE AND

"

"I SHOULD LIKE TO OFFER MY CONDOLENCES DAUGHTERS, AND TO HIS COLLEAGUES AND FRIENDS.

LEGISLATIVE AMENDMENTS ON VOTER REGISTER COMPILATION

THE GOVERNMENT IS INTRODUCING

LEGISLATIVE

AMENDMENTS ON THE

COMPILATION OF THE VOTER REGISTER.

PROVISIONS

THE AMENDMENTS ARE SET OUT IN THE ELECTORAL (MISCELLANEOUS AMENDMENTS) (NO. 2) BILL 1994 TO BE GAZETTED TOMORROW (FRIDAY).

UNDER THE BILL, ELECTORS ON THE EXISTING FINAL REGISTER WHO HAVE CHANGED HAVE EITHER CEASED TO ORDINARILY RESIDE IN HONG KONG OR THEIR ADDRESSES WITHOUT NOTIFYING THE REGISTRATION BE ENTITLED TO BE REGISTERED IN A NEW REGISTER,

OFFICER

NOT

WILL

THE BILL ALSO PROVIDES THE REGISTRATION AND ELECTORAL OFFICE (REO) WITH A PROPER LEGAL BASIS TO OMIT, WHEN COMPILING REGISTER FOR THE YEAR, THE NAME OF ANY PERSON IN REGISTER WHOM THE REGISTRATION OFFICER HAS REASON LONGER ENTITLED TO BE REGISTERED AS AN ELECTOR.

THE

TO

A NEW VOTER EXISTING FINAL

IS BELIEVE

NO

ELECTORAL PROVISIONS WHICH ALLOWED

REVISION COMPILATION,

AND

A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THE EXISTING ORDINANCE HAD LONG CONTAINED GENERAL PROVISIONS REGULATIONS TO BE MADE IN RELATION TO THE CORRECTION OF THE VOTER REGISTERS.

/THE PROPOSED