FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1993
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RESOLUTION PASSED TO AMEND STANDING ORDERS OF LEGCO
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STANDING
RESOLUTION THAT PROPOSES A SERIES OF AMENDMENTS TO THE
THE ORDERS OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL IS PASSED IN
COUNCIL
TODAY (FRIDAY).
MOVING THE RESOLUTION ON AMENDMENTS TO THE STANDING ORDERS OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY, THE HON HAMISH MACLEOD, SAID THE AMENDMENTS WERE INTENDED TO BRING THE STANDING ORDERS IN LINE WITH THE AMENDMENTS TO THE ROYAL INSTRUCTIONS, WHICH HAD BEEN BROUGHT INTO FORCE, TO PROVIDE THE FRAMEWORK FOR THE GOVERNOR HAND OVER THE PRESIDENCY OF THE COUNCIL TO AN ELECTED PRESIDENT.
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"WITHIN THIS FRAMEWORK, THE ELECTION OF THE FIRST ELECTED PRESIDENT HAS JUST BEEN HELD IN THIS COUNCIL, HE SAID.
MR MACLEOD SAID THE ADMINISTRATION WAS TAKING STEPS ROYAL INSTRUCTIONS FURTHER TO ACCOMMODATE THE ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE PRESIDENT AS CONTEMPLATED BY MEMBERS.
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"THE ADMINISTRATION WILL CONSULT MEMBERS ON THE CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS TO THE STANDING ORDERS IN DUE COURSE, HE ADDED.
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THE RESOLUTION, IN DRAFT, WAS CONSIDERED BY THE HOUSE COMMITTEE AT ITS MEETING ON JANUARY 29 AND THE PRESENT VERSION HAD INCORPORATED THE CHANGES SUGGESTED BY MEMBERS AT THAT MEETING.
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JOHN SWAINE ELECTED AS LEGCO PRESIDENT
THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (FRIDAY) ELECTED THE HON JOHN SWAINE AS THE PRESIDENT OF THE COUNCIL.
THE HON MRS ELSIE TU WAS ELECTED THE PRESIDENT'S DEPUTY.
THE ELECTION FOLLOWS THE ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE GOVERNOR IN HIS POLICY SPEECH THAT HE WISHED TO HAND OVER AS SOON AS POSSIBLE THE RESPONSIBILITIKS OF PRESIDING OVER THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TO A PRESIDENT ELECTED FROM AMONG MEMBERS.
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