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Sir, I agree to

it

some of the principles of the

Bill such as making an offence of using other people's

name without authorisation.

The defects and doubts that I

satisfactory

have just pointed out, however, are there. They must be

carefully studied with a view to finding

solutions. A period of 12 days is too short.

Bill with haste and with reluctance will not give me ease

led to endless

of mind. It may even to end it with bad

wrix

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The

Therefore we slight deferment of Bill

To pass the

consequences.

be considered SO

If

that the district boards, Urban Council, Regional Council

as well as members of public

as members of public can express their views.

this proposal is accepted, a special meeting of this

Council can be convened in January next year before

nomination of candidates to complete the legislative

procedure of the Bill.

Sir, there was a historical story, back in ancient

findal lords' China known as making fun of the fiddle princes.

as'

а

King Yiu'

of the Chau Kingdom raised the false alarm and made fun of

Zhen Dynasty

findal lords

hand to come from

of the Empine

the fiddle princes who represented the different areas and

Λ eKingdom just to make his beloved

be the

concubine laugh.

Hasty passage of this Bill may give representatives of

local boards and councils, that is district boards and the

two municipal councils the feeling of being made fun of.

I am afraid that this might be regarded by the public as

another joke after the recent survey of public opinion.