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Sin,
Perhaps, also, one might add that the
move to the old Supreme Court Building next
October will give the Legislative Council a new
and clearer identity, emphasising its separation
from
the
Administration,
Executive
Council
and pointing up
and
the
the need to of the Council
spell out the powers and privileges on the basis
the Council
of which business is conducted.
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Turning
now to the Bill itself. It
follows to a large extent the
the standard pattern
of such legislation as developed for other
legislatures in a position similar to Hong
Kong. An Ad Hoc Group of Unofficial Members of
the Legislative Council, chaired by Miss Maria
Tam, was invited to examine the initial draft of
the Bill and have suggested a number of
improvements. I would like to express our
gratitude to the Ad Hoc Group for their
painstaking examination of that draft of the
Bill. I am happy to say that all their
recommendations have been
been incorporated in the
Bill which Executive Council has now
advised
should be introduced today.