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In this regard, I quote the contents of a letter dated

6 February 1988 from the Deputy Chief Secretary to the Secretary,

Urban Council clarifying the position in the event that the Bill is not passed today:

In the unlikely event of the Electoral Provisions

(Amendment) Bill 1988 not being passed into law before 10 March 1988, the Administration will invite the

Governor in Council to amend regulation 10 of the

Electoral Provisions (Procedure) Regulations to allow

Urban Councillors who have been duly nominated as candidates for the forthcoming District Board elections

to withdraw from candidature before the elections take

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place, without forfeiting their deposits. A Councillor le

would, of course, be at liberty not to withdraw, in which event he will be deemed to have resigned his membership of the Urban Council if he is declared elected as a member of a District Board, in accordance

with the existing law.

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Sir, I oppose the Bill and shall note against it.

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