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of the Governor from LegCo might adversely affect the
morale and standing of the civil service, particularly the
Provided that the Official
Official Members of Council.
representation is
large enough to
out carry
its duties
properly, there should be no problem. As for the civil
service as a whole, they will come to realise, like the
it is part of the
public, what the
development of
change means
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representative
government
and
the
preparation for 1997, not a move aimed at weakening the
civil service.
Absence of the President
24.
a
Provision will be needed for the appointment of
A
the President is absent. temporary President when the President
permanent deputy on a full-time basis seems hardly
necessary. Perhaps the Senior Member and Senior Official
Member could agree, in consultation with the President, to
nominate
Members.
or one
more
from Deputy Presidents
among
the
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