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KAM Saunders
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Hong Kong Department
DATE:
19 June 1991
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PS/Lord Caithness
DEPUTY PRESIDENT OF LEGCO
Sir J Coles
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1. Mr Burns has asked who would replace John Swaine on ExCo
when he resigns at the end of August, and whether there is a
statutory number of ExCo members. The size of the ExCo
membership is not fixed by statute, although there are four
ex-officio members named in the Royal Instructions: the
Chief Secretary, the Financial Secretary, the Attorney
General and the Commander British Forces. Otherwise,
subject to the approval of the Secretary of State, it is for
the Governor to decide whom, and how many, he appoints to
ExCo. He may choose to replace Mr Swaine with a formal or provisional appointment, but is not obliged to do so.
2.
The Governor announced on 12 June his intention to
appoint Mr Swaine as the first Deputy President of LegCo.
This appointment requires a formal instruction from the
Secretary of State before it can come into effect, and that will not be possible until after the September elections.
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