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Appointed Members
12.
These are appointed by the Governor with the approval
of the Secretary of State.
Official Members are civil
servant policy Secretaries.
Unofficial members may be
appointed for up to four years and re-appointed for further
periods of four years; in practice, appointments are usually
for two or three years at a time.
13.
These appointments are inter alia used by the Governor
to balance sectoral interests and ensure a broad spectrum of
representation.
14.
It is noteworthy that the type of member (moderate;
middle class professional; generally speaking) in the 1985
Council is not significantly different from before.
Method of Work
15.
i)
Meetings
LegCo meets publicly for one half-day per week
except for a recess of about two months in August and
Members may speak in English or
September.
Chinese;
ii)
simultaneous interpretation is provided.
President
The Governor presides at all sittings of Council,
and is Chairman of committees of the whole Council.
In his absence, a Member appointed by the Governor
(usually the Chief Secretary) presides.
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