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EIGHT FLOATING MEMBER SEATS AS WELL AS THE FIVE LAY MEMBERS FOR APPOINTMENT TO, AND THE CHAIRMAN OF, THE NEW COUNCIL WILL REQUIRE THE PRIOR WRITTEN APPROVAL BY OR ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNOR.
15. THE GOVERNMENT HAS INFORMED THE SEHK THAT IT SHOULD ENSURE THAT THE ISSUES WHICH HAVE BEEN COVERED BY THE SRC REPORT BUT NOT INCLUDED IN THE PRESENT RECONSTITUTION EXERCISE (WHICH TAKES PLACE WITHIN A MONTH OF THE PUBLICATION OF THE SRC REPORT) WILL BE CONSIDERED BY THE NEW COUNCIL SOON AFTER ITS ESTABLISHMENT.
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16. THE GOVERNMENT HOPES THAT A SUFFICIENT NUMBER (I.E 75 PER CENT) OF MEMBERS OF THE SEHK WILL VOTES FOR THE AMENDMENTS ON 20 JULY FOR THEM TO BE IMPLEMENTED, SO THAT IT WILL NOT BE NECESSARY FOR THE GOVERNMENT TO CONSIDER BRINGING ABOUT THE REQUIRED CHANGES THROUGH LEGISLATION. THE SEHK HAS BEEN INFORMED THAT SUCH A MOVE MIGHT PROVE NECESSARY SHOULD THEIR OWN EFFORTS FAIL.
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