(3)

The consideration of any

Bill or other business of the Council shall

not be affected by the termination of a

session [or the dissolution of the

Council], but it may be resumed at any

subsequent sitting of the Council.

Dissolution of

Council and

elections.

XXIB. (i) The Governor may at any

time, by Proclamation published in the

Hong Kong Gazette dissolve the Legislative

Council:

Provided that unless it has been

sooner dissolved, he shall in any

case dissolve the Council on the

expiration of three years from the

first sitting of the Council next

following an election for all the

Elected Members of the Council.

(2) On the dissolution

of the Council, all the Elected

Members shall vacate their seats:

Provided that if, for the

consideration of any urgent

business, the Governor shall

appoint a time for a sitting of

the Council after the dissolution

but before the day appointed for

the holding of an election for

all the Elected Members of the

Legislative Council (as

required by paragraph (3) of

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