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enact
Ordinance and other administrative practices in fact confer all these powers and privileges on
Members of this Council. In the Government's
view, however, it is desirable to
legislation generally to codify such powers and
privileges. There are several considerations
supporting this view, viz:
二:
first, after 1997, any inherent powers
and privileges derived from the present
status of the Legislative Council as a
colonial legislature would cease to
have effect in Hong Kong. For example,
the powers and privileges
and privileges derived from
case law have never been brought out in
any ruling in Hong Kong and, if they
are to be retained, they must be the
subject of legislation at some stage;
second, to smooth the transition, the
necessary legislation to codify these
points should be completed earlier
rather than later;
third, as Hong Kong moves towards
representative government, the present
system of consensus politics may come