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to

company. If the company is not non-profit making, then,

maybe they should not be allowed to give endorsement

candidates. Under our taxation system, we can check on

what companies are making money or are profit-making in

objectives. If there are profit-making companies giving

support to

to candidates, then perhaps the

Inland Revenue can consider the expenses

this may have major implications. The organisations

Commissioner

of

involved. But

can

claim to be political organisations, then, that will be

all right.

But

we must consider other organisations

carefully. Can we disallow certain organisations to give

support to certain candidates?

Regarding owners'

incorporations, of course,

provisions can be added saying that the owners'

incorporation can participate in political

events. But

to

should we consider disallowing owners' incorporation

participate in political campaigns? MACS are exempted

from registration. So will the Secretary for District

disallowing MAC

Administration

consider

to give

endorsement to the candidates? I mean the MAC as a whole,

not the chairman or the

vice-chairman who can support

certain candidates on their own capacity. Trade unions

posed an even greater problem.