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(a) The Power to dissolve the Legislature could

be given to the Chief Executive.

(b) There

might

otherwise

be

a provision

review such

requiring the Executive to policies, and in the event of the Executive

deciding to maintain them requiring a vote

of confidence in the Legislature. In the

event of the Chief Executive failing to

obtain a vote of confidence, there are a

number of options, for example;

(i) there would be a dissolution; or

(ii) the Consultative College could be

called to adjudicate on whether there

should be a dissolution, or the Chief

Executive called on to resign; or both.

There are undoubtedly other options.

Presidency of the Legislature

28. Some provision will need to be made for the Presidency of the Legislature. Given the powers and duties of the

Chief Executive under the Joint

the Joint Declaration, and

and the

the fact

that he and the Executive authorities are to be accountable to the Legislature, it would not be appropriate for him to preside over it. Provision might 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 III), that the Governor should cease to preside over the Legislative Council no problem of convergence would then arise.

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