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likely acceptability to the Legislative Council of proposals
put to the Executive Council.
The Council's powers and functions:
the theory and the practice
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The prime constitutional function of the Executive
Council is to advise the Governor, whose
decisions in
Council are formerly described as decisions by the "Governor
in Council".
Under the
the Governor is
on "all cases"
Instructions, Royal 7
obliged to consult the Executive Council
(See Note), and he alone is entitled to submit questions to
the Council. In practice the compilation of the agenda is
not subject to the absolute personal control suggested by
the terms of the Royal Instructions. In a typical year the
Administration will submit between 600 and 800 proposals
Note:
limited
Certain [minor] exceptions to the rule are specified in the Royal Instructions. For example the Governor is not
required to consult the Council on the appointment,
disciplinary control
office of public
servants
or оп
and removal from
unimportant
matters.
In
practice
most
of
limited
matters of importance, except for budgetary proposals (which
are submitted to the Legislative Council direct) and a very
financial range
matters (where Hong
Kong
law
specifies other
of control), means
come to
the Executive
Council.