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INFORMAL MEETING WITH FOREIGN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE: 6 APRIL 1989
B: THE GOVERNMENT OF HONG KONG: HOW HONG KONG IS GOVERNED
INTERNALLY
Hong Kong Civil Service
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Consists of a central Government Secretariat (with 16 policy and
resource branches) and 59 departments and agencies.
Cover a very wide variety of functions (eg law and order,
education, social services, environment, land administration etc).
Relationship between ExCo and LegCo
Functional relationship may be roughly likened to a Cabinet and
a Parliament.
No formal relationship as regards membership. But currently 4
official members and 6 non official members of ExCo (ie 10 out of
14) are also members of LegCo.
ExCo policy decisions which have financial implications are
subject to the voting of funds by LegCo's Finance Committee (on which non officials have an overwhelming majority).
Relationship between LegCo, Municipal Councils and District Boards
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At present 10 members of LegCo are indirectly elected from the
District Boards (in an electoral college) and the 2 Municipal
Councils.
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