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MDHIAN 2961

MIPT: REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT: WHITE PAPER: AMENDMENTS (CHAPTERS

I AND II)

CHAPTER I

INTRODUCTION:

(A) PARAS 1 TO 5: SEE REVISED DRAFT IN MIFT.

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(B) PARA 6(B): AFTER 'WHETHER' INSERT ''AND, IF SO, WHEN''

(C) PARA 6(C): INSERT ''THE' BEFORE ''PRESIDENT''

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PARA 9 FIRST SENTENCE: AMEND TO READ THE GREEN PAPER SUCCEEDED IN ELICITING WIDESPREAD PUBLIC RESPONSE.'',

(E) PARA 9, SECOND SENTENCE: AFTER ''SUBMISSIONS'' INSERT A FULL

STOP AND DELETE REST OF SENTENCE. INSERT TWO NEW SENTENCES AS FOLLOWS: ''IN ADDITION, 168 PUBLIC OPINION SURVEYS WERE CONDUCTED AND THERE WERE 21 SIGNATURE CAMPAIGNS. THIS RESPONSE

WAS UNPRECEDENTED.'

(F)

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PARA 9, FINAL SENTENCE: AMEND OPENING TO READ ''IN COMPARISON,

THE 1984

AND DELETE ''ONLY''.

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CHAPTER II

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THE PRESENT SYSTEM OF REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT.

(A)

PARA 13: REPLACE FINAL SENTENCE BY THE FOLLOWING: ''AT THE CENTRAL LEVEL, THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ENACTS LAWS, DEBATES, POLICY ISSUES AND CONTROLS PUBLIC EXPENDITURE. THE ADMINIS- TRATION IS ACCOUNTABLE TO THE COUNCIL FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF GOVERNMENT POLICY AND THE EXPENDITURE OF PUBLIC FUNDS.

(B)

PARA 15, FINAL SENTENCE: FOR

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''TWELVE ''

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PARA 16, FINAL SENTENCE: AFTER ''ELECTED GEOGRAPHICAL BASIS''.

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