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THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL AND THE CONSULTATIVE PROCESS
(a) Role of Unofficials
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this point to express my I should like at appreciation of the work of the tofficial Members of both the In Eong Kong. Unofficial Executive and Legislative Councils.
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and it is not which they are fraction of the For example, it has
Members play an essential representative role: sufficiently widely appreciated that the part geen to play in this Chamber reflects only a responsibilities which devolve upon them.
to been the practice in recent years for an official Member
but the initiative for many of those move most amendments;
During the last charges has often come from the Unofficials. session of this Council 75 bills were passed; bills were amended at the committee stage, with a total of 73 clauses being changed, some of them substantially. wise advice of Unofficial Members, reflecting public concerns, which led to these changes,
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19 of those
It was the
the depth of the To help public understanding of debate behind new legislation we ought to do more in the way of acknowledging the contribution of Unofficial Members at stages in the legislative process
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legislation · passed
Accordingly at zy request,
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in and, indeed, and policies adopted.
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has Bet up a
concurrence of the Senior. Unofficial Member, working party to review the Standing Ordersy conventions and practices of this Council so as to achieve, among other things, and an easier a more structured public debate of legislation and
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answers, résulting in reflection of the Council's essentially representative role.
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and questions
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The involvement of Unofficial Members in all aspects of the administration of Hong Kong would, I suspect, come as
and I doubt that it is surprise to
to an overseas observer;
wholly comprehended by our own... people.
Their
contribution
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