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A)
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THE SAR.
II THE SELECTION OF PRINCIPAL OFFICIALS TO SERVE IN THE
EXECUTIVE OF THE SAR.
III
IV
SELECTION OF THE APPOINTED MEMBERS OF EXCO (AND THEIR
EQUIVALENT AFTER 1997).
SELECTION OF APPOINTED MEMBERS OF LEGCO AND ANY WHO
OCCUPY A BROADLY COMPARABLE POSITION IN THE SAR
LEGISLATURE (PERHAPS ON THE BASIS OF ELECTION BY A QUOTE
GRAND ELECTORAL COLLEGE).
OUR INITIAL COMMENTS ON THESE ISSUES ARE AS FOLLOWS:
THE EXECUTIVE.
OUR MOST PRESSING NEED IS TO DEVELOP OUR THINKING IN THIS
AREA. WE HAVE TOUCHED ON IT IN PAPER II OF TRILOGY I AND IN
PAPER I OF TRILOGY II: WE HAVE NOT YET CONSIDERED IN DETAIL
WHAT EXECUTIVE WOULD BE MOST APPROPRIATE IN POST-1997 HONG
KONG IN TERMS OF STRUCTURE, COMPOSITION OR FUNCTIONS. THE
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE EXECUTIVE AND THE LEGISLATURE IS
ANOTHER IMPORTANT ISSUE TO BE EXAMINED. WE SUGGEST THAT WE
FIRST NEED TO PRODUCE A PAPER OR PAPERS WHICH WOULD CLARIFY
OUR OWN IDEAS. THIS MIGHT THEN FORM THE BASIS FOR A PAPER TO
BE PASSED TO THE CHINESE. THEY PROFESS TO WELCOME OUR
WRITTEN CONTRIBUTIONS AND WE SHOULD NOT FEEL INHIBITED ABOUT
CONTINUING TO PRODUCE THEM. WE SHALL ALSO NEED TO CONSIDER
HOW TO BRIEF THE HONG KONG MEMBERS OF THE BLDC SPECIAL GROUP.
B) THE LEGISLATURE.
C)
WE HAVE ADDRESSED SOME ASPECTS OF THE PROBLEM IN PAPER II OF
TRILOGY I AND PAPERS I AND II OF TRILOGY II. BUT WE NOW NEED
TO CONSIDER WHETHER THERE ARE MORE GENERAL IDEAS TO BE PUT
ACROSS TO THE CHINESE. AGAIN THE BEST SEQUENCE WOULD SEEM TO
BE PRODUCTION OF AN INTERNAL PAPER OR PAPERS, FOLLOWED BY THE
PREPARATION OF A PAPER FOR THE CHINESE. WE SHALL ALSO HAVE
TO BEAR IN MIND THE USE THAT MIGHT BE MADE OF BLDC MEMBERS.
THE JUDICIARY.
THE PROBLEMS OF CONVERGENCE MAY BE A LITTLE LESS COMPLEX IN
THIS AREA AND WE ARE UNDER LESS IMMEDIATE PRESSURE TO REFINE
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