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Sin,

Perhaps, also, one might add that the

move to the old Supreme Court Building next

October will give the Legislative Council a new

and clearer identity, emphasising its separation

from

the

Administration,

Executive

Council

and pointing up

and

the

the need to of the Council

spell out the powers and privileges on the basis

the Council

of which business is conducted.

A

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Turning

now to the Bill itself. It

follows to a large extent the

the standard pattern

of such legislation as developed for other

legislatures in a position similar to Hong

Kong. An Ad Hoc Group of Unofficial Members of

the Legislative Council, chaired by Miss Maria

Tam, was invited to examine the initial draft of

the Bill and have suggested a number of

improvements. I would like to express our

gratitude to the Ad Hoc Group for their

painstaking examination of that draft of the

Bill. I am happy to say that all their

recommendations have been

been incorporated in the

Bill which Executive Council has now

advised

should be introduced today.