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MDLOAN 2687
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TO PRIORITY HONG KONG TELNO 2108
OF 08094OZ NOVEMBER 90
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YOUR TELNO 3154: VALIDITY OF ACTS BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
1.
WHILE THE FORMULATION IN OUR TELNO 1898 (WHICH HAS BEEN FREQUENTLY USED IN OTHER TERRITORIES) HAS NOT, SO FAR AS WE KNOW, GIVEN ANY IMPRESSION THAT THE GOVERNMENTS IN OTHER TERRITORIES WOULD PACK THEIR LEGCO, WE WOULD HAVE NO OBJECTION TO A DIFFERENT FORMULATION IF IT ADEQUATELY FITS THE BILL.
2.
WE WONDER, HOWEVER, WHETHER THE FORMULA IN PARA 2 OF TUR IS SUFFICIENTLY WIDE. IT DEALS ONLY WITH
IT DEALS ONLY WITH ''MEMBERS''. IN THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF HONG KONG (SEE ARTICLE 62(6) OF THE BASIC LAW), PERSONS OTHER THAN MEMBERS WILL BE ABLE TO SIT IN THE COUNCIL AND IT MAY, THEREFORE, BE DESIRABLE TO ADOPT A VALIDATION PROVISION WHICH DISREGARDS THEIR PRESENCE AND THE PRESENCE OF ANY PERSON IN FACT IN ATTENDANCE WHETHER OR NOT HE WAS OR WAS NOT ENTITLED
TO SIT UNDER THAT PROVISION.
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