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COUNCILS AND DISTRICT BOARDS.

9. THE SPECIFIC FUNCTIONS OF THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE, COUNCILS AND

BOARDS AS THEY EXISTED IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO 1 JULY 1997 WOULD

ALSO REMAIN UNCHANGED, SUBJECT ONLY TO ANY NECESSARY CHANGES

EFFECTED WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE LEGISLATURE OF THE SAR

FOLLOWING CONSULTATION WITH THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG.

10. THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE

AND HIS DEPUTY WOULD BE ELECTED IN

ACCORDANCE WITH SPECIFIC PROCEDURES APPROVED BY THE LEGISLATIVE

COUNCIL. THEIR APPOINTMENT WOULD BE NOTIFIED TO THE CENTRAL

GOVERNMENT AND SUBJECT TO ITS FORMAL CONFIRMATION. THEY COULD BE

REMOVED FROM OFFICE PREMATURELY ONLY ON GROUNDS OF MISBEHAVIOUR

OR INFIRMITY AND BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION OF THE LEGISLATIVE

COUNCIL.

11. THE CHIEF OFFICIALS OF THE GOVERNMENT, IE THE CHIEF

SECRETARY, THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY AND ATTORNEY-GENERAL, WOULD BE

APPOINTED BY RESOLUTION OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ACTING IN

ACCORDANCE WITH THE ADVICE OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION.

THESE APPOINTMENTS WOULD BE REPORTED TO THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT.

12. THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL WOULD DECIDE ALL IMPORTANT MATTERS OF

POLICY WITHIN THE COMPETENCE OF THE SAR AS LAID DOWN BY THE BASIC

LAW.

THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE WOULD PRESIDE AT ITS MEETINGS.

13. 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 PUBLIC

FUNDS WOULD REQUIRE ITS APPROVAL.

14. REGIONAL COUNCILS WOULD BE CONCERNED WITH THE PROVISION OF.

LOCAL SERVICES.

15. DISTRICT BOARDS WOULD PROVIDE A FORUM FOR PUBLIC CONSULTATION

AND DICUSSION AT THE DISTRICT LEVEL, AND WOULD ALSO HAVE CERTAIN

LOCAL EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONS.

16. 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 UP TO 1997. THEY WOULD BE PRESCRIBED BY

OR UNDER THE LAWS OF THE SAR.

17. THE GOVERNMENT OF THE SAR WOULD COMPRISE A CENTRAL

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