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Reference

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Summary of Undertakings

Rules of Debate

17.

Withdrawal of Members from the LegCo Chamber

3.

Mode of address in LegCo

Letter of 10.10.74 from the CS .to

Dr. Hon. S.Y. CHUNG

LCR(82)20 of 16.2.82

The Governor does not object to Members of Council leaving the Chamber for a short time during a sitting. However, he hopes that Members will use this right of- withdrawal very sparingly with due regard to the public image of the Council.

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An Official Member should be referred to by his particular office, e.g. the Financial Secretary, the Attorney General etc. Members will be addressed simply as "Dr", "Mr",

Similarly, Unofficial "Father" or "Miss" as the case may be. more Members have an identical or similar sounding

If two or surname, their first names or initials will be added.

redure on Bills

Committee stage. amendments to bills in LegCo

(1) Circular memo

of 5.3.76 from D.C. of C and letter of 27.5.76 from AG to AS

Although Standing Order 45(2) requiries that notice of proposed amendments to a bill shall be given not. less than 3 clear days before the bill is to be considered in Committee, the administration has undertaken to distribute the amendments to the mass media early enough to allow at least 7 days for possible public comment. given in time for the next meeting, postponement og

If such notice cannot be the committee stage and 3rd reading should be considere A press release will also accompany the publication of committee stage amendments in the case of a controversial bill and probably in some other cases as well, depending on circumstances.

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