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PREMATURE DISSOLUTION. I HAVE TUCKED THIS QUALIFICATION AWAY IN CLAUSE XXVIIIA. AGAIN THERE IS NO NEED, AND INDEED IT MIGHT BE DANGEROUS, TO INCLUDE A REFERENCE TO 1 OCTOBER.
NEW CLAUSE XXIA DEALS WITH SESSIONS AND EXTRA-SESSIONAL SITTINGS. I HAVE NOT DEALT WITH SESSIONAL SITTINGS AS MR O'GRADY TELLS ME THAT THAT IS A MATTER FOR THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. AS WITH THE
DRAFT IN TELNO 327, THIS CLAUSE WOULD ENABLE HONG KONG TO ESTABLISH A PATTERN OF HOLDING ONE SESSION A YEAR. IT WOULD ALSO AVOID THE COMPLICATIONS WHICH ARE CERTAINLY NOT A MATTER FOR ROYAL INSTRUCTIONS, SET OUT IN PARAGRAPH (3) OF MR O'GRADY'S DRAFT.
NEW CLAUSE XXVIIIA DEALS WITH DISSOLUTION. MR O'GRADY'S DRAFT INCLUDED THE MAIN PROVISION OF PARAGRAPH (1) OF THIS CLAUSE, BUT THE PROVISO DOES OF COURSE FOLLOW. IF WE ADOPT ALTERNATIVE TWO FOR CLAUSE XIIA THEN THE PARAGRAPH (2) IN SQUARE BRACKETS IS NECESSARY IN THIS CLAUSE. PARAGRAPH (3) DEALS WITH THE PROBLEM OF AN EMERGENCY SITTING BETWEEN A DISSOLUTION AND AN ELECTION.
MR O'GRADY ACCEPTED THAT SUCH A PROVISION WAS A NECESSARY 'FAIL
SAFE' SOLUTION.
ENDS.
3. WE HOPE THAT YOU WILL FIND THESE DRAFTS HELPFUL. GRATEFUL IF YOU
WOULD TELEPHONE ANY COMMENTS DIRECT TO FIFOOT ON THE MORNING OF 1
MARCH.
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