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to

thereof; to secure freedom of speech in the Legislative

Council; to make provision for regulating admittance

and conduct within the precincts of the Chamber of

of the

Legislative Council; to provide for the giving of

evidence in proceedings before the Legislative Council or

committees thereof, and for offences in respect of such

proceedings and related

matters;

incidental to or connected therewith."

and for purposes

as Governor twice

11.

The Governor is mentioned

only in Section 12(6) in regard to the form of warrant to

compel the attendance of a person before the Council; and

in Section 14(2) in regard to the production of evidence

on military and security matters in Hong Kong, or matters

being the responsibility of HMG. The latter power should

stay with the Governor.

The former power could

presumably be transferred to the President, who would have

appropriate legal advice available

advice available to him in

to him in prescribing

the form of warrant.

12.

The other

other powers which lie with

with the President

were written into the Ordinance without consideration of

the possibility

that

the

Governor

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might cease to be

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