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C) SELECT COMMITTEES
THESE MAY BE APPOINTED TO CONSIDER AND REPORT UPON ISSUES AS DIRECTED BY THE PRESENT ON A PROPOSAL BY A MEMBER OF COUNCIL, THERE ARE AT PRESENT TWO AN EXHSTENCE: ONE ON COMPLEX COMMERCIAL CRIME AND ONE ON BENEFITS FOR FORMER PRISONERS OF WAR. A THIRD, ON THE REVISION OF STANDING ORDERS OS PROPOSED FOR LATER IN THE 1985 SESSION. UNTIL NOW, THIS FUNCTION HAS BEEN LARGELY CARRIED OUT BY AD HOC GROUPS OF MEMBERS OF LEGCO: AND IN PART BY THE UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS OF EXECUTIVE AND LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL (UMELCO) (SEE PARAGRAPH 18). AN INCREASING NUMBER OF SELECT COMMITTEES CAN BE EXPECTED IN FUTURE.
UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS OF EXECUTIVE AND LEGISLATIVE COUNCILS
ACTIRVINTHES
18. THE UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS HAVE, IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL BUILDING, THEIR OWN OFFICES AND STAFF, TO ASSIST THEM IN STUDYING BILLS AND COURSES OF ACTION PROPOSED BY THE GOVERNMENT AND 'IN RECEIVING REPRESENTATIONS FROM PUBLIC GROUPS AND MEMBERS OF THE
PUBLIC.
19. UMELCO HAS FOR THE 1985 SESSION FORMED 21 PANELS, WHICH MEET REGULARLY WITH SENIOR CIVIL SERVANTS TO COVER PROGRAMME AREAS, SUCH AS EDUCATION, MANPOWER, HEALTH, WELFARE, THE CHVIL SERVICE, HOUSING, TRADE, INDUSTRY, TRANSPORT AND PUBLIC RELATIONS.
UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS OF LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL :
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20. IN ADDITION TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE, PUBLIC ACCOUNTS COMMITTEE AND SELECT COMMITTEES, THE UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS OF LEGCO HAVE FORMED AD HOC GROUPS TO STUDY CURRENT POLICY ISSUES SUCH AS
THE BROADCASTING REVIEW BOARD REPORT, THE WHITE PAPER ON THE DRAFT HONG KONG (BRITISH NATIONALITY) ORDER, THE GREEN PAPER ON HOUSING SUBSIDY TO TENANTS OF PUBLIC HOUSING AND SIMILAR SUBJECTS.
21. T S TOO EARLY TO SAY HOW THE CONCLUSIONS OF THE AD HOC GROUPS WILL BE INTEGRATED INTO THE POLICY-MAKING PROCESS: BUT THERE WILL BE A DELIBERATE SHIFT TOWARDS THE EVOLUTION OF POLICY PROPOSALS *N SOME AREAS IN A MORE PUBLIC ARENA BEFORE THEY COME FOR FORMAL CONSIDERATHON BY EXECUTIVE COUNCIL.
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