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6. Executive is not sufficiently accountable to Legislature?

We welcome the clear and specific references in Articles 43 and

64 of the draft Basic Law to the accountability of the executive to the legislature. We believe that the key requirement for Hong Kong is a system which provides for both checks and balances, as well as

cooperation, between the executive and the legislature. It would clearly not be appropriate simply to import a system practised

elsewhere, founded on a different political tradition. We believe

that future arrangements in the SAR should evolve from the present system, which has worked well and is suited to Hong Kong's unique

circumstances.

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