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THURSDAY, MAY 12, 1994

REMOVE ANY PROVISION AUTHORISING THE VOTER REGISTER UNDER

THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT, HE ADDED, MERELY SOUGHT TO DOUBT BY ADDING A CLEAR SPECIFIC ENABLING REGISTRATION OFFICER TO OMIT ELECTORS FROM THE CERTAIN PRESCRIBED CIRCUMSTANCES.

OFFICER

NO HAS

SUCH

AUTHORITY,

"IF THE REGISTRATION ACCURACY OF THE VOTER REGISTER WOULD BE GREATLY AFFECTED AS THOSE ON HAVE LEFT HONG KONG AND THOSE WHO HAVE MOVED WOULD ALL REMAIN

то QUALIFIED

VOTE IN THEIR VOTER REGISTER AND CONTINUE TO BE CONSTITUENCIES.

UNDERMINE THERE LEGISLATION то

GEOGRAPHICAL CONSTITUENCY ELECTIONS.

"THIS

WILL EVENTUALLY

NEED TO AMEND THE

PRIMARY

THE

WHO

THE

OLD

AN URGENT

THE WHOLE BASIS OF IS THEREFORE ENABLE THE REGISTRATION THE SPOKESMAN

OFFICER TO OMIT SUCH ELECTORS FROM THE VOTER REGISTER, SAID.

"

THE REGISTER COULD HE ADDED THAT ANY ELECTOR SO OMITTED FROM

ORDINARY RESIDENCE APPLY FOR RE-REGISTRATION PROVIDED HE HAD RESUMED

AS THE IN HONG KONG OR WAS ABLE TO PROVIDE A NEW RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS, CASE MIGHT BE.

THE BILL IS SCHEDULED TO BE COUNCIL ON MAY 18.

INTRODUCED INTO THE LEGISLATIVE

THE

37 ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS PROMOTED

*

ANNOUNCED GOVERNMENT

TODAY

(THURSDAY) THE

SUBSTANTIVE

AND

PROMOTIONS OF 18 OFFICERS TO ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER STAFF GRADE C

THE ADMINISTRATIVE 19 OFFICERS TO SENIOR ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER IN SERVICE WITH EFFECT FROM APRIL 1,

** STAFF GRADE C ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICE; IN AN OFFICER'S CAREER,

1994.

STEP

RANK IN THE DIRECTORATE RANK IS THE FIRST IT IS THEREFORE A PARTICULARLY IMPORTANT 11 A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID.

POSTS OF PRINCIPAL

OFFICERS AT THIS RANK TYPICALLY OCCUPY ASSISTANT SECRETARY IN THE GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, DISTRICT OFFICER IN THE CITY AND NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION, OR ASSISTANT DIRECTOR DEPARTMENT WHICH ARE VITAL TO THE SMOOTH RUNNING OF THE GOVERNMENT.

IN

A RELATIVELY "THE SENIOR ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER RANK IS ALSO

то IT ARE SENIOR LEVEL IN THE CIVIL SERVICE AND OFFICERS PROMOTED FULLY CAPABLE OF PERFORMING A WIDE RANGE OF JOBS," THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

POTENTIAL

ASSESSED AND

IN THE ADMINISTRATIVE GRADE, OFFICERS ARE GENERALLY

ON THEIR PERFORMANCE, EMPHASIS WITH MERIT, POSTABILITY.

ON

CONCERNED ARE

"W

"PROMOTION IS A RECOGNITION THAT THE OFFICERS ABLE AND READY TO PERFORM THE MORE DEMANDING DUTIES IN A HIGHER RANK, HE SAID,

/"AS THE