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but see
Para 23 below?
The Council of Advisers
19.
The Council of Advisers should be composed of
advisers to the Hong Kong Government. The Advisers should
be qualified and eminent Hong Kong people, such as retired
members of the Executive and Legislative Councils, professional
persons in the fields of trade, industry, finance, law,
education, etc. and eminent persons from various other
sectors. serving members of the Executive and Legislative
Councils should not concurrently be Advisers. Generally
speaking, the Advisers will mainly be retired persons or
senior citizens, but this should not be a necessary
requirement.
20.
The Advisers will be nominated by the Governor
and appointed upon approval of the Central Government.
They will serve for life and there will be no limit on
numbers.
21.
The Council of Advisers may be established before
1997. If this is done, however, the British Government
should obtain the Chinese Government's prior approval
before approving nominations made by the Governor of Hong
Kong. The provisions of paragraph 3(b) of [Annex II to the
Joint Declaration dealing with the Sino-British Joint
Liaison Group can apply.
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