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to
thereof; to secure freedom of speech in the Legislative
Council; to make provision for regulating admittance
and conduct within the precincts of the Chamber of
of the
Legislative Council; to provide for the giving of
evidence in proceedings before the Legislative Council or
committees thereof, and for offences in respect of such
proceedings and related
matters;
incidental to or connected therewith."
and for purposes
as Governor twice
11.
The Governor is mentioned
only in Section 12(6) in regard to the form of warrant to
compel the attendance of a person before the Council; and
in Section 14(2) in regard to the production of evidence
on military and security matters in Hong Kong, or matters
being the responsibility of HMG. The latter power should
stay with the Governor.
The former power could
presumably be transferred to the President, who would have
appropriate legal advice available
advice available to him in
to him in prescribing
the form of warrant.
12.
The other
other powers which lie with
with the President
were written into the Ordinance without consideration of
the possibility
that
the
Governor
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