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WE DO NOT FULLY UNDERSTAND YOUR POINT IN PARA 5 SECOND
SENTENCE. MIGHT IT BE OMITTED?
IN PARA 7, WE ARE NOT SURE HOW AN UNOFFICIAL MAJORITY
WOULD UNDERLINE THE ADVISORY FUNCTION OF THE COUNCIL
WOULD IT BE MORE ACCURATE TO REPLACE THE. FIRST 8 WORDS
WITH A FORMULA SUCH AS QUOTE TO MAINTAIN THE EXISTING
ARRANGEMENTS WITH WHICH HONG KONG PEOPLE ARE FAMILIAR,
AND TO ENSURE THAT IN FUTURE THE COUNCIL CONTINUES TO
REFLECT HONG KONG OPINION IN A GENUINELY REPRESENTATIVE
WAY,
ETC UNQUOTE? WE ARE ALSO UNSURE WHY IT WOULD
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BE PREFERABLE NOT TO SPECIFY PROPORTIONS OF MEMBERSHIP
(FOR FLEXIBILITY?).
WHILE WE UNDERSTAND WHY EXCO SUGGESTED (POINT (F)) THAT
THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE SHOULD NOT HAVE THE POWER TO
RECOMMEND THAT THE APPOINTMENT OF A MEMBER OF THE CEC, BE
REVOKED, WE FEEL THAT THIS COULD LEAD TO CONSTITUTIONAL DEADLOCK. HE IS BOUND TO ACCEPT EXCO'S ADVICE, BUT COULD
BE CONFRONTED BY A REFRACTORY MEMBER WHOSE ADVICE HE
REGARDED AS CONSISTENTLY ILL-JUDGED. WE SUGGEST THAT
EXCO MIGHT BE INVITED TO REFLECT FURTHER ON BOTH ASPECTS
OF THIS POTENTIAL CONTRADICTION.
IN PARA 9 FIRST SENTENCE, WE PREFER QUOTE COLLECTIVELY
UNQUOTE TO QUOTE ON A CORPORATE BASIS UNQUOTE AND SUGGEST
ADDITION OF QUOTE AND DECIDES ON ADMINISTRATIVE APPEALS
UNQUOTE AT THE END OF THE PARA.
(H)
(I)
WE ACCEPT THE CASE FOR SUBSTANTIAL CROSS-MEMBERSHIP
BETWEEN THE CEC AND THE LEGISLATURE (EXCO'S POINT (G)),
BUT FEEL THAT TOO MUCH PRECISION SHOULD BE AVOIDED IN THE
PRESENT PAPER. WE AGREE THAT FURTHER CAREFUL THOUGHT IS
NECESSARY.
IN PARA 11 (B) WE WOULD PREFER TO BE MORE HYPOTHETICAL
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