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(a)
(b)
(c)
7.
ex-officio members (the future equivalents of the present
Chief Secretary, Financial Secretary and Attorney General);
certain other principal officials; and
"unofficial" members.
The membership of ex-officio members might be stipulated in
the Basic Law. To ensure that the future Executive Council
continues to reflect Hong Kong opinion in a genuinely representative
way, it would seem desirable to provide for the "unofficial" members
to be in a clear majority.
8.
It would also seem desirable to provide the Chief Executive
with the discretion to recommend the duration of the terms of office
of members who are not ex-officio, subject to the general guideline
that they should not be less than one year or longer than the
duration of his own term of office; to provide for the
re-appointment of members; and for the appointment of a member to be
revoked on the recommendation of the Chief Executive on the grounds
of criminal offence, gross misconduct, gross dereliction of duty, or
incapacity.
POWERS AND FUNCTIONS
9.
As indicated in paragraphs 2 and 3 above, it is assumed that
the functions of the future Executive Council would be very similar
to those of the present Council, i.e. to advise and assist the Chief
Executive in important matters of policy and, together with the
Chief Executive, to decide on these matters collectively. The Basic
Law might include provision to require the Chief Executive to
consult the Council on important matters of policy.
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE EXECUTIVE AND THE LEGISLATURE
10.
Paper I of May 1986 explained the need for a close relationship between the Executive Council and the Legislative
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