Terms of Office
SECRET
29. The terms of office of the Chief Executive, members of the Executive Council, and of the Legislature would need to be specified. There could be a case for extending the. present term of office of the Legislative Council beyond 3
years.
There are two possibilities for the term of office of
the Chief Executive. This could:
30.
(a) coincide with the term of the office of the
Legislature; or
(b) be staggered to provide for the selection of the Chief Executive at a date different from
that of elections to the Legislature.
Conclusions
31.
The
paper
above
sets out the
main
areas
where
convergence will need to be achieved.
other
a
There are of course
to be addressed if issues which will also need smooth transition is to be achieved. For example, certain aspects of the Judiciary and Public Service are not fully covered in the Joint Declaration.