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in deciding on policy, the Executive Council has available a
direct and authoritative source of advice on the likely
degree of support or opposition in the Legislative Council or
the community generally, in relation to proposals brought
before it for consideration;
(the general content of members who sit on both Councils can advise on whether/draft legislation is likely to be acceptable to the Legislative
Council in the terms proposed by Government departments; or
whether a stage of public consultation is required before
legislation is proposed to the Legislative Council;
many policy decisions require the funds to make them
effective. With members of the Legislative Council (also
members of the Legislative Council Finance Committee)
present, the Executive Council can judge before deciding on a policy whether
whether the Finance Committee would be likely to vote such funds to support it;
in
when policies are debated
the Legislative Council the
Government makes a statement of the
the justification for its
policy. It is valuable in the ensuing debate to have in the
Legislative Councilo members who were present at the Executive Council discussion, and who can in consequence elaborate on the issues considered by the Executive Council.
The advantages to the Legislative Council of having some of
its members on the Executive Council are that:
(a)
there is a channel through which the likely feeling in the
Legislative Council can be conveyed to the Executive Council
before decisions are made, thus reducing the likelihood that
policies not acceptable to the majority of members will be
presented to the Council in the form of legislation
proposals for funds;
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