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THIS AMENDMENT WAS SUGGESTED BECAUSE MEMBERS FELT THAT IN A

GREEN PAPER WHICH IS ONLY A CONSULTATIVE DOCUMENT THIS PARTICULAR

CHANGE IN THE GOVERNORS POSITON COULD BE PRESENTED AS A PROPOSAL

RATHER THAN A SUGGESTION. IT DOES NOT RAISE ISSUES OF SUCH

SENSITIVITY AS THE GOVERNORS POSITION IN EXCO, AND NO TIME LIMITE

13 SET FOR THE CHANGE. I HOPE THAT YOU WILL SEE NO OBJECTION TO

THIS AMENDMENT.

(J) PARA. 65

AMEND THE FIRST SENTENCE TO READ AS FOLLOWS - ''THE PROPOSALS

DISCUSSED IN CHAPTERS 5, 6 AND 7 OF THIS GREEN PAPER MAY BE

SUMMARISED AS FOLLOWS

ADD THE FOLLOWING FINAL SUB-PARAGRAPHS

THE GOVERNOR (CHAPTER 7)

(J) IN DUE COURSE, THE GOVERNOR SHOULD BE REPLACED AS PRESIDENT OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL BY A PRESIDING OFFICER ELECTED BY THE

UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL FROM AMONG THEIR OWN

NUMBER. THIS CHANGE MIGHT BE INTRODUCED IN TWO STAGES.

(K) NO PROPOSALS ARE MADE IN THIS PAPER IN RESPECT OF THE GOVERNOR'S

POWERS RELATING TO THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL.

BUT THE FUTURE METHOD OF SELECTING THE GOVERNOR. THESE MATTERS

WILL NEED TO BE CONSIDRED AT A LATER STAGE.''

THESE AMENDMENTS WERE SUGGESTED BECAUSE MEMBERS FELT THAT SOME

REFERENCE SHOULD BE MADE TO THE QUESTION OF THE GOVERNOR IN

THE CONCLUSIONS AND TO REFLECT THE FIRM PROPOSAL NOW MADE IN

AMENDED. PARA. 60.

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