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It can faizły bo asked that if the power to call evidence is already provided elsowhore, why is it necessary to lay down the same pewor under this bill.
I think the ancvor to this question is two-fold, First, it would be proferable to tidy up and put together provisions on this council'e powors and privileges scattered in differont places so that the public as voll as the future Meabers of this Council may have a better idea of what thoce powers and privileges uro. Josoudly, in view of the change of sovereignty over Bong Rong in 1997, we cannot simply rely on the practice in the UK Houco 02ź Commons as provided in the Oathe and Declarations Ordinanseo. We need to lay down now what exactly are thero poworo and privilegos relating to evidence and to build up our own tradition. After all, 12 years de not a long time.
Rogarding the Pinonco Committee and the Public Accounte Committeo, thoir pouor to call evidence is now governed by the Standing Orders.
Standing Ozdor 60(9) cays that the Finance Committee may call before thom to givo ovidenco the public officer responsible for the corvico or services provided under any head of the Botinatos. According to Standing Order 60A (4), the Public Accounto Committoo may call any public officer, or, in the case of a report on the recounts of or relating to a non-Government organisation, any acabor or servant of that organicseion, to give information or any explanation or to produce any rocerão or docunoato which the Committee may require in tho portoronneo of their duties; and the Committee may aloo call any othor porcon to assist the committee in relation to any such information, explanation, records or documente.
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