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methods of appointment of LEGCO and EXCO should remain basically unchanged from 1997 onwards. They can legitimately argue that they cannot be expected to give such confirmation in a binding agreement without knowing what we expect to
leave behind on that date. Another reason for an urgent
decision is that as we get nearer to an agreement and to a
ministerial statement revealing the general form of that
agreement, we must expect strong pressure in Hong Kong and
in Parliament to reveal our constitutional plans.
4.
The Governor's recommendations are set out in the attached
draft memorandum for the Executive Council. Essentially his
proposals are as follows:
(a)
gradual replacement of appointed Unofficial members
on the Legislative Council by members elected indirectly
both by an electoral college of Regional Council and District Board members and by functional groups. At
the same time the number of Official members on the
Legislative Council will be reduced;
(b) the replacement of the Governor as President of the
Legislative Council by a speaker elected by the
Unofficial members of the Legislative Council from
among their number;
(c)
(d)
the progressive replacement of the majority of the
appointed Unofficial members of the Legislative Council
from among their own number;
at a later stage appointment to the post of Governor
to follow the process of consultation in Hong Kong,
confirmed by some form of election from an electoral
college.
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