CHTER IV
THE GOVERNOR
pointed essively cil, but
han on
hat any ncil.
uncil in eration.
ns were
n more tions of
- raises
d in the I will be
A
1
34. Only one proposal was made in the Green Paper with regard to the position of the Governor, namely, that in due course he should be replaced as President of the Legislative Council by a Presiding Officer elected by the Unofficial members of the Legislative Council from among their own number.
35. Although the proposal to replace the Governor as President of the Legislative Council by an elected Presiding Officer was, on the whole, reason- ably well received, it seems clear that the general view is in favour of making no significant changes in the position of the Governor during the next few years. Public opinion seems to favour caution as far as the immediate future is concerned.
36. It is therefore proposed to re-consider the Governor's position as President of the Legislative Council in the review in 1987.
37. As regards the position of the Governor in general, the Green Paper stated that the Governor will continue to be appointed formally by the Queen until 1997 and there was strong public support for this. Since the Green Paper was published the Draft Agreement on the Future of Hong Kong has been initialled in Peking. Any proposals for change in the position and role of the Governor will need to take into account the provisions of the Joint Declaration and these important issues will be considered at a later stage.
t
11