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11 YOUR TELNO 2168: LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL QUESTIONS
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Ministers have been consulted on the experimental
13 arrangements proposed in para 3 of TUR, and see no objection to
14 such a scheme in principe Legal Advisers see no legal or
15 constitutional objections to what is proposed, although they
16 have commented that they are unaware of any constitutional
17 precedent in any country for a "third category" of
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participants in the work of a legislature, being neither
members nor witnesses. They anticipate that amendments to the 20 LEGCO (Powers and Privileges) Ordinance will be needed, as well
as amendments to LEGCO Standing Orders.
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