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Hong Kong Department
DATE: 14 November 1991
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THE POWERS AND ROLE OF LEGCO
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aweed laws but needs chief exee's stamp of approval before enactment.
Lord Caithness has asked fór á'short noté setting out the present powers of LegCo and the powers it will have under the Basic Law after 1997. I attach two separate
checklists showing LegCo's main powers in each case. We
could attempt a more comparative study in the briefing for
the Minister's forthcoming visit. The Minister might also
like to see the two recent telegrams from Hong Kong
(attached) which give a useful account of the position regarding LegCo Standing Committees. Telno 3606 makes the crucial point (para 1 (3)) that LegCo is empowered under
Royal Instructions to make what arrangements they choose to
regulate their own proceedings, and that the same powers are
retained in the Basic Law (Article 75). The Governor's
proposed line to take with the Chinese seems right. If
Lord Caithness agrees, we will reply to Hong Kong
accordingly.
2.
Since the September elections the Chinese have shown
considerable anxiety and suspicion over our plans for
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