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Hong Kong
Government
The Executive Council, which is presided over by the Governor, consists of five ex officio and one nominated official member, and nine nominated unofficial members. The ex officio members are the Chief Secretary, the Commander British Forces, the Financial Secretary, the Attorney General, and the Secretary for Home Affairs.
The main function of the Executive Council is to advise the Governor, who must consult its members on all important matters. The responsibility for deciding which questions should come before the council and for taking action afterwards rests with the Governor, who is required to report his reasons fully to the Secretary of State if he acts in opposition to the advice given by members. The Governor in Council (ie the Governor in the Executive Council) is also given power under numerous ordinances to make subsidiary legislation by way of rules, regulations and orders. A further function of the council is to consider appeals and petitions under certain ordinances.
With the exception of the Commander British Forces, the ex officio members of the Executive Council serve also on the Legislative Council, of which the Governor is both a member and the President. In addition, there are 22 nominated official members, making a total official membership of 27. There are 27 unofficial members, nominated by the government. At present they include 20 Chinese members.
The laws of Hong Kong are enacted by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council, which controls finance and expenditure through its Finance Committee, on which three officials and all the unofficial members sit. Procedure in the Legislative Council is based broadly on that of the House of Commons.
LIST OF GOVERNORS
For a full historical list see the 1978 edition 1964 Sir David Trench, GCMG, MC
1971 Sir Crawford Murray MacLehose, GBE,
KCMG, KCVO
EXECUTIVE COUNCIL
(Presided over by the Governor) The Chief Secretary (ex-officio)
The Commander, British Forces (ex-officio) The Financial Secretary (ex-officio) The Attorney General (ex-officio)
The Secretary for Home Affairs (ex-officio) Appointed Official Member: Mr D Akers- Jones, CMG, JP (Secretary for the New Territories)
Nominated Unofficial Members: Sir Sze-yuen Chung, CBE, JP Oswald Cheung, CBE, QC, JP
RH Lobo, CBE, JP
Li Fook-wo, CBE, JP
Dr Harry Fang Sin-yang, OBE, JP
M G R Sandberg, OBE, JP
Lo Tak-shing, OBE, JP
Rev P T McGovern, OBE, SJ, JP
DK Newbigging, JP
Clerk of Councils: J A Frost, OBE
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
The Governor (President) (ex-officio) The Chief Secretary (ex-officio) The Financial Secretary (ex-officio) The Attorney General (ex-officio)
The Secretary for Home Affairs (ex-officio)
18 Appointed Official Members:
D Akers-Jones, CMG, JP (Secretary for the New
Territories)
LM Davies, CMG, OBE, JP (Secretary for
Security)
D W McDonald, CMG, JP (Secretary for
Lands and Works)
K W J Topley, CMG, JP (Secretary for
Education)
D G Jeaffreson, JP (Secretary for Economic
Services)
A J Scott, JP (Secretary for Transport)
Dr Thong Kah-leong, CBE, JP (Director of
Medical and Health Services)
EP HO, CBE, 3P (Secretary for Social Services) Martin Rowlands, CBE, JP (Secretary for the
Civil Service)
JN Henderson, JP (Commissioner for Labour) GP Nazareth, OBE (Law Draftsman)
W Dorward, OBE, JP (Director of Trade,
Industry and Customs)
J M Riddell-Swan, JP (Director of
Agriculture and Fisheries)
Donald P H Liao, obe, JP (Secretary for
Housing)
G Barnes, JP (Regional Secretary, City)
SE Alleyne, JP (Director of Social Welfare) CH Haye, JP (Director of Education)
1 FC MacPherson, JP (Regional Secretary,
New Territories)
26 Nominated Unofficial Members:
RH Lobo, CBE, JP
Dr Harry Fang Sing-yang, CBE, JP Lo Tak-shing, OBE, JP
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