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of what rights the legislature

has;

(d)

as Hong Kong moves towards

representative government, the

present system of consensus

politics, with its inherent

restraints, may come under some

pressure, also arguing that the

powers and privileges of the

should be clearly

legislature

understood;

(e) if the Governor is to cease to

be

the

Legislative

President

Council

of the

at

some

future date then it would be

desirable for the new Presiding

Officer, lacking the

proofs of authority

Governor

other

which the

has, to have clear

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