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INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING, UKREP JLG HONG KONG
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MDHIAN 9979
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LEGCO COMMITTEE STRUCTURE
AT THE SPECIAL IN-HOUSE MEETING HELD ON SATURDAY 18 JANUARY, MEMBERS VOTED FOR A NEW COMMITTEE STRUCTURE PROPOSED BY RONALD ARCULLI. THE ARCULLI MODEL WAS ONE OF THE FOUR PUT BEFORE THE
MEETING FOR DECISION. THE MAIN FEATURES OF THE FOUR MODELS ARE:
(A)
TAM YIU-CHUNG:
MAINTAINING STATUS QUO:
(B) RONALD ARCULLI: FORMALISING THE EXISTING AD HOC GROUPS
SYSTEM TO DEAL WITH BILLS AND THE RETENTION OF OMELCO
PANELS UNTIL A FURTHER REVIEW AT THE END OF THE 91/92
SESSION:
(C)
(D)
2.
E EDWARD CHAN:
STANDING COMMITTEES MATCHING POLICY BRANCHES TO DEAL WITH BILLS AND THE RETENTION OF OMELCO PANELS PENDING A REVIEW WITHIN 6 TO 12 MONTHS ON WHETHER THE STANDING COMMITTEES SHOULD DEAL WITH POLICY AS WELL:
C. H. LEONG: IMMEDIATE ESTABLISHMENT OF STANDING COMMITTEES TO DEAL WITH BOTH BILLS AND POLICIES AND
THE ABOLITION OF THE OMELCO PANELS.
55 MEMBERS, A RECORD NUMBER, ATTENDED THE MEETING. ONLY FELICE LIEU-MAK WAS ABSENT AS SHE WAS OUT OF TOWN.
3. THREE ROUNDS OF VOTING WERE REQUIRED AS THERE WAS NO ABSOLUTE MAJORITY IN THE FIRST TWO ROUNDS. THE RESULTS WERE:
C.H LEONG
R. ARCULLI
E. CHAN
Y.C TAM
ABSTENTIONS
1ST ROUND
8
24
16
4
3
2ND ROUND
4
27
21
X
3
3RD ROUND
X
28
24
X
3
4
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MEMBERS WILL NOW FORM A WORKING GROUP TO WORK OUT THE DETAILS OF THE NEW COMMITTEE STRUCTURE. IT IS LIKELY TO TAKE A
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