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(i)
one-third of the Councillors will be
elected by the Council of Advisers from amongst the
Advisers themselves;
(ii) one-third of the Councillors will be drawn
from functional constituencies;
(iii)
one-third of the Councillors will be drawn
from District Boards or geographical constituencies.
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38.
The Governor will be ex-officio President of the
Council. It must be made clear here that the President of
the Legislative Council is not like a Westminster-style
Speaker.
On the
Apart from arranging the Order of Business, enforcing
the rules of debate and ensuring fair debate, he will also
be the representative of the Central Government.
one hand he must safeguard full democracy in the legislative
process; on the other hand he is responsible for ensuring,
on behalf of the Central Government, that the laws of Hong
Kong do not go outside the framework of the Joint Declaration.
Thus, he will need to have the authority to dissolve the
Legislative Council and call for re-elections when absolutely
necessary.
39.
Although serving Legislative Councillors cannot
concurrently be members of the Council of Advisers, they