MSA Constitution

A point of clarification to Robert Pui regarding the availability of the 'revised' MSA constitution to me the night before the AGM. Like Pui and many others, I would have been completely in the dark had I not happened to call at the secretary's place. It is most regrettable that the constitution was not made available earlier to those who might be expected to know its implications.

I believe it was in the interest of the association that attention be focused on what I regarded as unnecessary or vague clauses. But my quest for clarity was at times met with such rebuking answers as "typing mistakes". With respect, if they were indeed typing errors they should have been notified before a motion was moved seeking the AGM to approve the constitution in toto (and the errors with it!) That such a fore-warning was necessary can be seen in the report and letters in last week's Salient regarding the "liaison with the High Commission" clause, which was totally missed out by the typist from the former constitution but was included in the amended constitution. Hence members were misled to believe that it was a new clause.

Even at the expense of losing some friends for reasons best known to themselves. I stand by my comments made at the meeting.