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DRAFT SPEECH BY HON MRS PAULINE NG, MP

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

9.12.87

Corrupt and Illegal Practices (Amendment) Bill 1987

Committee Stage

Mrs. NGI in Cantonese):

Sir,

I move that clause 3 be amended as set out under my

name in the paper circulated to Members.

The intention of the Bill is to make false claims of

sponsorship by a candidate an offence. However, there has been some concern that the Bill may be too restrictive after the

Bill was gazetted.

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This amendment is therefore aimed at providing a

defendant who is alleged to have made such false claims with à defence on the grounds of reasonable excuse", so that the Bill

will not be too restrictive and yet achieve the purpose of

effectively preventing false claims.

Sir, I beg to move.

(I)

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