TNAG-1596-FCO40-2181-Constitutional-development-in-Hong-Kong-1988 — Page 219

WE ASSUME THAT (H) b 5TH TUR REFERRED TO THE COVERING PAPER RATHER THAN NOTE 3. WE HAVE ADDED A NEW PARAGRAPH 13 ALONG THE

LINES SUGGESTED,

4.

THE CHIEF EXECUTINE (REFERENCES ARE TO THIRD TUR)

A) ON FURTHER REFLECTION WE CONSIDER THE EXISTING POWERS OF THE GOVERNOR AS HEAD OF THE GOVERNMENT WERE ADEQUATELY COVERED AN PAPERS 1 AND 2 OF TRILOGY (0. WE HAVE CORPORATED FURTHER CROSS-REFERENCE AS APPROPRIATE.

D) PARAGRAPHS 3-5 OF THE REVISED DRAFT NOW CONSH¶DER, IN MORE DETAIL, THE ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF THE THREE OPTIONS.

E) WANTH REGARD TO PARAGRAPHS 6 AND 7 OF THE REVUSED DRAFT, EXCO AGREED THAT WE SHOULD #NCLUDE FURTHER ELABORAT RON OF THE POSS-KBLE METHOD OF ELECTIONS AND YOTHNG SYSTEMS BUT THOUGHT HT BETTER NOT TO INCLUDE YOUR SUGGESTED PARAGRAPH 4(A). EXCO THOUGHT THAT THE PAPER SHOULD INDICATE A CLEAR PREFERENCE FOR THE GEC METHOD OF ELECTRON AND FOR AN OPEN NOMMATHON SYSTEM.

F) WE HAVE GIVEN A GOOD DEAL OF THOUGHT TO THE QUESTION OF THE TERM OF OFFICE OF THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE AND TS RELATIONSHIP WITH THAT OF THE LEGISLATURE. WHILE WE SHARE YOUR VIEW THAT IT IS MOST IMPORTANT THAT THE CHIEF EXECUT-WYE SHOULD BE ASSURED OF A STRONG BODY OF SUPPORT IN THE LEGISLATUREY WE SEE A DANGER OF TOO MUCH POWER RESTING WITH THE LEGISLATURE IF WE ADOPT THE SYSTEM YOU SUGGEST. IN THE LIGHT OF EXCO'S ADVICE WE HAVE COME TO THE VIEW

THAT

(N) THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE SHOULD HAVE THE RIGHT TO NOMUNATE FOR ELECTION, A CERTAIN PROPORTION (UNDEFINED) OF THE MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATURE SEMICOLON

(\MM) HHS NOMINEES SHOULD BE SUBMITTED TO THE GEC FOR ELECTION BUT WITH MORE CANDIDATES PUT FORWARD THAN SEATS AVAILABLE IN ORDER TO REDUCE ACCUSATIONS OF A RUBBER STAMPING EXERCISE SEMICOLON

(BAM) THOSE MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATURE WHO HAVE BEEN ELECTED BY THE GEC FROM A LOST SUBMITTED BY THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE, SHOULD ENTER OFFICE AT THE SAME TIME AS THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE SEMICOLON

(WW) THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE'S NOMINEES UNDERLINE NEXT WORD MIGHT INCLUDE KEY GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS SEMICOLON

(V)

THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE SHOULD THUS HAVE THE SAME TERM OF OFF ACE AS ALL MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATURE (ON THE GROUNDS THAT MT WOULD BE ANVIND BOUS FOR DIFFERENT GROUPS OF ELECTED MEMBERS TO SERVE FOR

DIFFERENT TERMS】 SEMICOLON BUT

(VM) TO PROMOTE CONTINUITY OF GOVERNMENT, ELECT HONS TO THE LEGISLATURE SHOULD BE ''STAGGERED'' AT SAY, 2-YEARLY INTERVALS.

SECRET

/ASSUMING