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HOW THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL CONDUCTS ITS BUSINESS.
1. WE HAVE PREPARED A PAPER, IN RATHER THE SAME STYLE AS AN ECONOMIST SCHOLLS BRIEF, ON HOW THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL CONDUCTS ITS BUSINESS. IT COVERS INTER AL-A THE COMPOSITION OF THE COUNCIL, ITS FORMAL PROCEDURES OF LEGISLATION, DEBATE AND QUESTIONS, AND THE WORK OF AD HOC GROUPS, SELECT COMMITTEES, UMELCO PANELS, FINANCE COMMITTEE AND THE PUBLIC ACCOUNTS COMMITTEE.
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