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accountable to the legislature, it would not be appropriate

for him to preside over

AC President in would tot

_intervene in the proceedings of the legislature.

might,

Provision

therefore, be made for the legislature to select

someone from among its Own members to preside over its

proceedings. If it were decided, in the context of the

1987 review (see Paper No. 2), that the Governor should

cease to preside over the Legislative Council no problem of convergence would then arise.

TERMS OF OFFICE

water of

29.

The terms of office of the Chief Executive, members

아 of the Executive Council, and the legislature would need

to be specified. There could be a case for extending the

present term of office of the Legislative Council beyond 3

years.

30.

There are two possibilities for the term of office

of the Chief Executive.

This could:

(a)

coincide with the term of the office of the

legislature; or

(b) be staggered to provide for the selection of

the Chief Executive at a date different from that of

elections to the legislature.

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