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22.
Apart from its main responsibilities, the Council
of Advisers can also serve as advisers to the Governor and
the Chief Minister. But it should not be necessary to
follow the present practice whereby the Governor consults
the Executive Council on everything.
23.
body.
The Council of Advisers is not itself a legislative
However, as one-third of the membership of the
Legislative Council will come from the Council of Advisers,
the latter will have a, certain amount, of influence on
former.
24.
Appointment for life will [help] maintain the
independence of the Advisers. If Advisers were. appointed
for a fixed term, there would be a risk of the Governor
misusing his authority for his own ends. Appointment [of
Advisers] for life can reduce this risk. The risk
can also be eliminated by the Central Government [retaining
a] right of veto. Of course the details for the implementation
of [the idea of] the Council of Advisers will have to
include provisions for cessation of office on grounds of ill
health, etc.
25.
Many
The concept of respect for the elderly is
prevalent not only in China but also in Britain.
organisations in Hong Kong, such as the Tung Wah Group of
Hospitals, have an advisory committee in addition to the
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