15.
THE GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE, EXERCUSED BY VIRTUE OF THE BASIC LAW, MIGHT BE DESCRIBED AS BEING :
(A) TO REPRESENT THE HONG KONG SAR:
(B)
TO HEAD AND DIRECT THE HONG KONG SAR GOVERNMENT:
(C) HN ALL MATTERS WITHIN THE POWERS CONFERRED ON HMM BY THE
BAS HC LAW, TO ENSURE THE GOOD GOVERNMENT OF THE SAR AND THE
PROPER MMPLEMENTATION OF THE BASIC POLICIES ENSHRINED MN THE
JOINT DECLARATHON :
(D) IN DOING SO, TO ACT EN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ADVICE OF THE
CHIEF EXECUTIVE'S COUNCIL (SEE NOTE 2) OR TO PLACE ON RECORD
HIS REASON FOR NOT ACCEPTING THE COUNCIL'S ADVICE.
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16.
TO ACCORD WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE JOINT DECLARATION, THE SPECIFIC POWERS AND FUNCTIONS OF THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE, AS HEAD OF
THE SAR GOVERNMENT SHOULD INCLUDE :
(A) TO NOMINATE MEMBERS OF THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE'S COUNCIL FOR
APPOINTMENT BY THE CENTRAL PEOPLE'S GOVERNMENT AND TO CHAWR
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(B) TO DIRECT THE WORK OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE:
(C) TO NOMINATE PRINCIPAL OFFICIALS AND ADVISERS OF
EQUIVALENT RANK FOR APPOINTMENT BY THE CENTRAL PEOPLE'S
GOVERNMENT:
(D) TO APPOINT AND DISMISS OTHER PUBLIC SERVANTS, ACTING IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ADVICE OF AN INDEPENDENT PUBLIC SERVICE
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(E) TO APPOINT AND REMOVE JUDGES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
PROCEDURES LAID DOWN HIN THE JOINT DECLARATION:
(F)
TO DEAL WITH EXTERNAL ECONOMIC, CULTURAL AND SIMILAR
AFFAIRS AS AUTHORISED BY THE CENTRAL PEOPLE'S GOVERNMENT:
(G) TO PERFORM SUCH OTHER STATUTORY FUNCTIONS AS MAY BE
PROVIDED FOR WITHIN HONG KONG LAW.
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17. AT PRESENT THE GOVERNOR ENJOYS CERTAIN SPECIFIC POWERS WITH
REGARD TO THE LEGISLATURE BOTH IN HIS CAPACITY AS GOVERNOR AND 1
AS PRESIDENT OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. AS GOVERNOR HIS POWERS
INCLUDE:
(A) TO ASSENT TO, OR WITHOLD HIS ASSENT FROM, LEGISLATION PASSED BY THE COUNCHLI
(B) TO DETERMINE WHETHER A SITTING BE HELD OUTSIDE THE NORMAL
SESSION:
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