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CODE 18-77

4

Voter Qualification

Reference

Para 4 of TUR is not explicit about how

residence

nights

racial status ",

are defined by reference to

I appome

This means that

to ethnic Chinese over all

preference is

given other ethnic groups?

agree

I

that Mis

appears

to be

a

problem which

wider

goes

the defence suggested,

than the electoral laws.

It could give rise to problems under Article 2

combined with Art 25(6), and , more particularly, Article 26, Assuming that a Mk court?

willing

to

I

сал

were

in the past),

to interpret Arts 2 and 26 with reference CERD (the HRC has done so

same mileage in

see

Aticle

1 (4),

a defence based

However,

I wonder whether

an

the reasons for the "solely"

re/ those stated in

should be noted

provisions

in question really

Article 1(4) ? And it

that the

permitted by 1(4)

"I shall not

special measures!!

be continued

after the objectives for which they

been achieved ".

have

is not

used

a

by

were take

Furthermore, this

defence which has been much

MMG in the past,