TNAG-1365-FCO40-1811-Hong-Kong-Legislative-Council-(Powers-and-Privileges)-Bill-1-1985 — Page 155

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Ordinance and other administrative practices in fact confer all these powers and privileges on

Members of this Council. In the Government's

view, however, it is desirable to

legislation generally to codify such powers and

privileges. There are several considerations

supporting this view, viz:

二:

first, after 1997, any inherent powers

and privileges derived from the present

status of the Legislative Council as a

colonial legislature would cease to

have effect in Hong Kong. For example,

the powers and privileges

and privileges derived from

case law have never been brought out in

any ruling in Hong Kong and, if they

are to be retained, they must be the

subject of legislation at some stage;

second, to smooth the transition, the

necessary legislation to codify these

points should be completed earlier

rather than later;

third, as Hong Kong moves towards

representative government, the present

system of consensus politics may come