TNAG-1397-FCO40-1869-Future-of-Hong-Kong-Basic-Law-1985 — Page 77

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the gets the green light easily. In the US, the chief executive President is not necessarily a member of the senate majority, and the principal officials he appoints are not necessarily Congressmen. example, the present Secretary of State is not a member of Congress and he cannot sit on Congress. He can only attend meetings of the committees under Congress. The future chief executive of HK might not

be the leader of the political party which has a majority of seats in

He might not be able to make Legco adopt his views. Legco.

Similarly, policies proposed by principal officials appointed by the Central People's Government, such as the budget estimates proposed by the Financial Secretary, might not be able to get Legco's endorsement because they do not have a political party to help them promote these proposals. This could render the Government a lame-duck administration, thus affecting HK's prosperity and stability.

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