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USE OF FUNDS FOR ELECTORAL PURPOSES

(L/M to CR 10/511/85 III)

The Council considered memorandum XCC (88) 26.

The Council ADVISED and the Governor ORDERED :

(a) that

the

Ordinance

Trade

Unions

(Chapter

332)

should be amended to allow

trade

unions to use their

funds for electoral purposes

(paragraph 23

of

memorandum); and

(b) that

the

proposals

paragraph

27

of

the

in

the

memorandum on the procedures

for ascertaining the views of

trade

union

members

on

electoral expenses and on the

source of funds for such

expenses,

implemented.

should

be

(The Principal Assistant

Secretary

(Constitutional

and Electoral Affairs), Mr P.T. PELHAM, the Principal

Assistant Secretary (Education and Manpower), Mr C.D. GODWIN,

and the Registrar of Trade Unions, Mr S.H. TO, attended for

this item.)