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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1994..

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CORRUPT AND ILLEGAL PRACTICES (AMENDMENT) (NO. 2) BILL 1994

MR

ILLEGAL

FOLLOWING IS THE SPEECH BY THE SECRETARY FOR HOME AFFAIRS, MICHAEL SUEN, IN MOVING THE SECOND READING OF THE CORRUPT AND

IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL PRACTICES { AMENDMENT)(NO. 2) BILL 1994 TODAY (WENDESDAY):

MR PRESIDENT,

I MOVE THAT THE CORRUPT AND ILLEGAL PRACTICES 2) BILL 1994 BE READ A SECOND TIME.

{ AMENDMENT) (NO.

TO PREVENT THE CORRUPT AND ILLEGAL PRACTICES ORDINANCE AIMS

AT PRESENT, IT ONLY CORRUPTION AND ILLEGAL PRACTICES AT ELECTIONS.

GOVERNMENT APPLIES TO THE ELECTIONS OF THE THREE-TIER REPRESENTATIVE AND THE HEUNG YEE KUK.

ORDINANCE TO

COMMITTEE

THE BILL BEFORE MEMBERS NOW SEEKS TO EXTEND THE THE ELECTIONS OF THE CHAIRMAN, VICE-CHAIRMEN AND EXECUTIVE MEMBERS OF THE 27 RURAL COMMITTEES WHICH MAKE UP THE NEXT TIER IN HIERARCHY OF RURAL ORGANIZATIONS UNDER THE HEUNG YEE KUK.

THE

THAT THESE ELECTIONS, THREE-TIER REPRESENTATIVE

IS NECESSARY TO ENSURE THE EXTENSION

CONSTITUTIONAL LINKS WITH THE HAVE GOVERNMENT, ARE FAIR AND OPEN.

WHICH

THE FIRST,

TERRITORIES

RURAL

THE CONSTITUTIONAL LINKS WORK AS FOLLOWS.

THE COMMITTEE

ARE

NEW CHAIRMEN

EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS OF

RURAL DISTRICT BOARDS. SECOND, THE CHAIRMAN AND VICE-CHAIRMEN OF THE

HAS A COMMITTEES ARE EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS OF THE HEUNG YEE KUK WHICH

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL AND RURAL FUNCTIONAL CONSTITUENCY SEAT IN THE

KUK ARE EX-

THIRD, THE CHAIRMAN AND THE TWO VICE-CHAIRMEN OF THE OFFICIO MEMBERS OF THE REGIONAL COUNCIL WHICH MAY RETURN ONE CANDIDATE COUNCIL FUNCTIONAL TO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL THROUGH THE REGIONAL CONSTITUENCY.

BALLOT

OF BRIBERY, UNDER THE BILL, ALL GENERAL OFFENCES PROVISIONS

ΤΟ NOMINATION TREATING, ELECTION PUBLICITY AND OFFENCES IN RELATION

ΤΟ RURAL COMMITTEE ELECTIONS. AND

PAPER WILL BE EXTENDED ELECTION FEATURES WHICH DO NOT EXIST IN RURAL COMMITTEE ELECTIONS NOW, PRACTICES ORDINANCE, BUT WHICH ARE PART OF THE CORRUPT AND ILLEGAL

INCUR SUCH AS ELECTION EXPENSES, APPOINTMENT OF AUTHORIZED PERSONS TO

ELECTION EXPENSES AND ELECTION EXPENSES AND FILING OF RETURNS ON DONATIONS, WILL BE INTRODUCED.

CLAUSE 2 OF THE BILL PROVIDES

'RETURNING OFFICER'

FOR THE TERMS RURAL COMMITTEE

ARE

DEFINITIONS

IN AS THEY APPEAR 'ELECTOR', ELECTIONS. THE TERMS EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE' AND 'RURAL COMMITTEE' ALSO DEFINED.

5 AND

PROVIDE

MEANT

BY

A

PERSON AND

A

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FOR WHAT IS CLAUSES AUTHORIZED TO INCUR ELECTION EXPENSES, AN INCUMBENT CANDIDATE PERFORMANCE REPORT IN THE CONTEXT OF RURAL COMMITTEE ELECTIONS.

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