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Public Line: The BL provision requires the SARG to present regular reports and answer questions raised by LegCo members on its work. These should enable the LegCo to elicit accountability from the executive.
New Article after Art. 66
Issue
: The
we
new
was
at
a
BLDC
article
proposed Special Group meeting in 1/90, and adopted at the last BLUC Plenum in 2/90. It reads :
"The Legislative Council of the HK SAR shall be composed of Chinese citizens who
residents are permanent SAR and has no right of abode in foreign countries.
Non-Chinese
permanent
permanent
nationals
of the HK
among
the
of residents
the HK SAR and residents of the HK SAR who have the right of abode in foreign countries may also be elected as members of the Legislative Council; but they shall not take up more than 20 per cent of the total
of membership Legislative Council."
proposal
the
In the Special Group's
in 1/90 the percentage in para. 2 of the article was 15; that was increased at the BLDC Plenum to 20. while this is an improvement which we welcome,
are concerned with
with potential practical difficulties in implementing the provision. It is also unclear how in practice the 20% ceiling will be implemented. Our other objection is that there are
and right of no nationality
for Legco membership in the
abode JD.
Public Line : We
requirements
will discuss
with the
Chinese how the
provision should be implemented. Hope the Chinese will look at these provisions again.
Article 106
Issue
: The Feb 1989 text reads:
balance,
"The HK SAR shall follow the principle of keeping expenditure within the limits of revenues in drawing up its budget,
for strive
а fiscal
avoid deficits and ensure that the budget is commensurate with the growth rate of its gross demestic product."
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