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MR. ANDREW WONG: Sir, I am afraid I do not agree to what

Mr.

Desmond LEE and what Mr. Martin LEE said earlier on

regarding the haste in which the

Corrupt and Illegal

Practices (Amendment) Bill 1987 is introduced and on the

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In the Green Paper,

issue of adequate consultation.

mention was made of using the names of other people or

other organisations in election campaigns. Before the

publication of the Green Paper on the Review of

Developments in Representative Government, we also reviewed

the Regional Council and Urban Council elections in 1986

and there were 14 submissions three of which mentioned

about name-dropping. After the publication of the Green

Paper and during the public consultation period, there

were 34 submissions, representing some 51 people,

mentioning about name-dropping. And as district board

elections will be publicised on 5 January 1988 and

nominations accepted on 8 January, it is time we consider

some of the known problems in election

Regarding the Corrupt and Illegal

Practices

campaigns.

(Amendment)

Bill 1987, I have some preliminary views which should be

considered carefully, even after the passage of this Bill

and during the White Paper stage.

I have some reservations on the effectiveness of

amendments. Firstly, no name-dropping is

allowed unless prior written assent is obtained, during

the present

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cocktail parties or verbal exchange and secondly,

in letters, pamphlets,

name-dropping is also disallowed

publicity

literature.

People

must

not

mislead