of Cur
not
political development, there should
be any overlapping membership between
the Executive
and Legislative Councils.
I
intend, for the time being, to separate the
non-governmental membership of the two
bodies.
This should allow both Councils to
play their proper roles. In future within
this Council, political parties and groups
will be free to develop their programmes and
platforms,
without the constraints
membership of
of the
impose.
that
Executive Council must
127.
I would like to record my gratitude
to the joint Members who are today stepping
down from the Executive Council. I greatly
admire the way in which SQ many of them
attempted to
to accept new and important party
political obligations while maintaining
their commitment
collective
:
to the confidentiality and
responsibility which are an
essential part
part of an Executive Councillor's
responsibilities.
Hong Kong
Kong is in their
debt for the sincerity and goodwill they
showed in shouldering an increasingly
difficult political burden over the last
year.
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