OF THE EXECUTIVE AND LEGISLATIVE COUNCILS ́ ́SHOULD BE REMOVED FROM THIS PARAGRAPH AND BE BROUGHT BACK INTO THE PAPER IN A NEW PARA-
GRAPH SEE (VI) BELOW.
(VI) PARAGRAPH 9. WE AGREE. FOR THE REASONS GIVEN IN (V)B ABOVE WE PROPOSE THE INSERTION OF THE FOLLOWING NEW PARAGRAPH 10 AND THE RENUMBERING OF THE PARAGRAPHS WHICH FOLLOW:
**MEMBERSHIP OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL AND THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL WOULD BE SELECTED BY AN ELECTIVE PROCESS''.
WITHOUT SUCH A PROVISION THERE IS NO INDICATION IN THE PAPER OF HOW WE EXPECT THESE ORGANS TO BE ''GENERATED''
(VI) OLD PARAGRAPH 10. WE PREFER THE DRAFT IN YOUR TELEGRAM 94 BUT AGREE THAT IN PRACTICE THE CHINESE ARE LIKELY TO INSIST THAT
THE FORMAL APPOINTMENT OF THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE AND HIS DEPUTY
SHOULD BE MADE BY THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT. TO MEET THIS WE PROPOSE
THAT THE SECOND SENTENCE SHOULD READ AS FOLLOWS:
''THE PERSONS SO ELECTED WOULD BE FORMALLY APPOINTED BY THE CENTRAL
GOVERNMENT''.
(VIII) OLD PARAGRAPH 11. WE HAVE NOTED PEKING'S POINT BUT WE ARE IN FAVOUR OF OMITTING THE FINAL SENTENCE OF THE FORMULA IN OUR TELNO 113, ON THE GROUNDS THAT WE DO NOT WISH TO SUGGEST THAT THERE SHOULD
BE AN ACCEPTED PROCEDURE FOR CHALLENGING THE SAR'S CHOICE.
(IX) OLD PARAGRAPH 16. WE AGREE.
(X) OLD PARAGRAPH 17. ON RECONSIDERATION WE CONSIDER THE PARAGRAPH
SHOULD BE REDRAFTED AS FOLLOWS:
''THERE WOULD BE A CENTRAL SECRETARIAT TOGETHER WITH DEPARTMENTS
AND AGENCIES WITH EXECUTIVE RESPONSIBILITIES. THE SECRETARIAT,
DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES WOULD CONTINUE TO BE STAFFED BY MEMBERS
OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF THE SAR''.
4. SEE MIFT.
YOUDE
FUTURE OF HONG KONG
LIMITED
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