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COUNCILS AND DISTRICT BOARDS.
9. THE FUNCTIONS OF THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE AS THEY EXISTED IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO 1 JULY 1997, WOULD ALSO REMAIN LARGELY UNCHANGED, ALTHOUGH SOME CHANGES WOULD BE NECESSARY AS A RESULT OF THE REMOVAL OF CONSTITUTIONAL LINKS WITH THE UK.
10. THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE AND HIS DEPUTY WOULD BE ELECTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH PROCEDURES APPROVED BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. THE PERSONS SO ELECTED WOULD BE FORMALLY APPOINTED BY THE CENTRA GOVERNMENT. THEY COULD BE REMOVED FROM OFFICE PREMATURELY ONLY ON GROUNDS OF MISBEHAVIOUR OR INFIRMITY AND BY A RESOLUTION OF
THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
11. THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL WOULD DECIDE ALL IMPORTANT MATTERS OF POLICY WITHIN THE COMPETENCE OF THE SAR AS LAID DOWN BY THE BASI LAW. THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE WOULD PRESIDE AT ITS MEETINGS.
12. THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, AS THE SUPREME ORGAN OF THE SAR, WOULD MAKE LAWS WITHIN THE COMPETENCE OF THE SAR AS LAID DOWN BY THE BASIC LAW. ALL PROPOSALS ENTAILING THE EXPENDITURE OF PUBLI
FUNDS WOULD REQUIRE ITS APPROVAL.
13. REGIONAL COUNCILS WOULD BE CONCERNED WITH THE PROVISION OF
LOCAL SERVICES.
14.
DISTRICT BOARDS WOULD PROVIDE A FORUM FOR PUBLIC CONSULTATION AND DICUSSION AT THE DISTRICT LEVEL, AND WOULD ALSO HAVE CERTAIN LOCAL EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONS.
15. THE EXACT COMPOSITION, FUNCTIONS, PROCEDURES, POWERS AND DUTIES AND METHODS OF APPOINTMENT OF ALL THE ABOVE INSTITUTIONS WOULD DEPEND UPON THE EVOLUTION OF HONG KONG GOVERNMENT STRUCTURES IN THE PERIOD PRIOR TO 1 JULY 1997. THEY WOULD REMAIN UNCHANGED ON THIS DATE, EXCEPT WHERE CHANGES WERE NECESSARY AS A RESULT OF THE REMOVAL OF CONSTITUTIONAL LINKS WITH THE UK. 16. THERE WOULD BE A CENTRAL SECRETARIAT TOGETHER WITH DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES WITH EXECUTIVE RESPONSIBILITIES. SECRETARIAT, DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES WOULD CONTINUE TO BE STAFFED BY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE, WHO WOULD, APART FROM ANY CHANGES NECESSARY AS A RESULT OF THE REMOVAL OF ANY CONSTITUTIONAL LINKS WITH THE UK, BE APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF THE SAR ACCORDING TO THE PROCEDURES IN FORCE IMMEDIATELY PRIOR
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