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HONG KONG AGREEMENT : RESTRICTED : BASIC LAW
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THE DECEMBER EDITION OF THE MIRROR MAGAZINE, PUBLISHED TODAY, CARRIED TWO ARTICLES BY MR. KOO SING-FAI, WHO IS KNOWN TO BE A
PURVEYOR OF CHINESE OPINION. THE FIRST ARTICLE CRITICIZED THE
DEVELOPMENTS IN REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT THAT HAD TAKEN PLACE UN
HONG KONG : IN PARTICULAR IT CRITICIZED THE DEVELOPMENT TOWARDS
RAISING THE POWER AND STATUS OF THE LEGISLATURE ABOVE THAT OF THE
EXECUTIVE. THE SECOND ARTICLE, ENTITLED ''DRAFT BLUEPRINT FOR THE
FUTURE BASIC LAW, SET OUT THE WRITER'S PROPOSALS ON THE FUTURE
GOVERNMENT STRUCTURE, WHICH ARE SUMMARIZED BELOW.
THE SELECTION OF A CHIEF EXECUTIVE AND ITS POWERS AND
FUNCTIONS
2. (A) THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE SHOULD BE CHOSEN BY AN EXECUTIVE ADIVSORY
ASSEMBLY. THE ASSEMBLY SHOULD BE COMPOSED OF REPRESENTATIVES OF A
BROAD SPECTRUM OF THE COMMUNITY WITH A BIAS TOWARDS THE CAPITALIST
CLASS. IT SHOULD HAVE ABOUT 100 SEATS, AND ITS MEMBERS SHOULD BE
SELECTED BY THE HONG KONG MEMBERS OF THE BASIC LAW DRAFTING COMMIT-
TEE FROM AMONGST NOMINATIONS BY SPECIFIED AND NON-SPECIFIED
ORGANIZATIONS AND BY INVITATION, THE ASSEMBLY MAY NOMINATE CANDIDA-
TES FOR THE POSITION OF THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE : SUCH CANDIDATES MUST
SECUPE THE SUPPORT OF MORE THAN 20 MEMBERS OF THE ASSEMBLY. AFTER
THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE LIST OF CANDIDATES, THE ASSEMBLY WILL FOR
THE NEXT 6 MONTHS COLLECT THE VIEWS OF ALL SECTORS OF THE COMMUNITY,
AND WILL THEN RECOMMEND A CANDIDATE BY VOTING OR BY DEMOCRATIC
CONSULTATIONS FOR THE APPROVAL OF THE CENTRAL PEOPLES' GOVERNMENT.
(B) THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE WILL SERVE A MAXIMUM OF TWO TERMS, EACH OF
EIGHT YEARS DURATION. TOGETHER WITH THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL, THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR POLICY DECISIONS. HOWEVER,
THE EXECUTIVE ADVISORY ASSEMBLY WILL HAVE TO BE CONSULTED BY THE
CHIEF EXECUTIVE/EXECUTIVE COUNCIL BEFORE DECISIONS ARE MADE, THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE SHALL MAKE AN ANNUAL REPORT TO THE LEGISLATURE,
AND SHALL CONSULT THE LEGISLATURE ON MAJOR ISSUES. THE CHIEF
EXECUTIVE MAY DISSOLVE THE LEGISLATURE, SUBJECT TO THE PRIOR
AGREEMENT OF THE EXECUTIVE ADVISORY ASSEMBLY BY A MAJORITY VOTE.
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