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Question No. 8

Reply by the Honourable the Chief Secretary

Sir David Ford, KBE, LVO, JP

to a question raised by The Hon Martin Lee int

in the Legislative Council on 6 July 1988

8. MR. MARTIN LEE asked:

Question Will the Administration inform this Council :

(1)

(2)

whether it intends to give support to any candidate or candidates directly or indirectly in the forthcoming Legislative Council elections in September 1988, particularly in relation to electoral college elections;

D

if not, whether it approves of any member cap or members of the Executive Council giving cap active support to any candidate or candidates in such elections; and

(3) if not, what measures it proposes to take to prevent such support from being given by

such member or members of the Executive cap

Council, so as to ensure that the electors will not be under any misconception that a particular candidate has the support of the government or that the other candidate is not favoured by the government, and to guarantee that there will be a fair election?

?