TNAG-1863-FCO40-2643-Future-of-Hong-Kong-Basic-Law-1989 — Page 158

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SARG nomenclature

Problem

The nomenclature used in the draft BL is unfamiliar to HK people and, by reference to that used in the mainland, does not reflect the status and level of responsibilities of the SAR officials in question.

Suggested Solution

CS, FS, and AG should be called "Zong Si Zbang (2)" in Chinese, while their English titles should remain the same. Secretaries should be called "Si Zhang ()

)", while their English titles should remain the same.

"Chief Executive ( fj†)" is

intended to be a description and not a formal title of the post. Further consideration should be given to how the post should be called.

Remarks

Channels :

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Zheng Weirong

BLDC/BLCC interlocutors

Actions taken:

The issue has been mentioned in the Nov 88 critique and raised with BLDC/BLCC Contacts.

Chapter IV, Section 4: Judicial Organs

Ch. V, Section 4

Section 4, which deals with the SAR's judicial organs, sits uncomfortably in a chapter entitled "Political Structure”.

Suggest that either Chapter IV be retitled as "Political and Judicial Structures", or Section 4 be taken out from Chapter IV to form a new Chapter by itself.

Channel:

BLDC/BLCC interlocutors

Actions taken:

This is a new point.

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