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certain powers granted by the Powers and

d) certain powers

Privileges

examination.

Ordinance which

Powers to be retained by the Governor

require further

7.

a) to dissolve the Legislative Council:

power is unfettered at present.

this

It is not yet

clear what provision, if any, may be made in the

Basic Law for a similar power for the Chief

It is therefore desirable at least

Executive.

for the time being not to alter it.

later be desirable to circumscribe it.

It may

b) to determine that a sitting be held outside

the normal session: this power is exercised by

reference to the public interest. The Daya Bay

example is the only one which comes to mind in

Hong Kong's recent history. UK practice places

this power in the hands of the Queen, apparently

unfettered, but presumably it is exercised on

the advice of the Prime Minister.

retained by the

power could be

exercised after consultation with

譬

Perhaps this

Governor but

Official Member and the Senior Member?

the Senior