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appeal for support for these and work for it. interesting constitutional position to be in.
8.
It was an
Mr. Henry Tang said that the attitude of the
Many Hong Kong Government had to change fundamentally. policy decisions were still in effect taken before consultation began. LegCo and the public must be seen to
The Governor have a greater input into policy making. wondered if this meant more direct discussions between the Hong Kong Government and LegCo before and after decisions were taken, and therefore a change to the role
Mr. Allen Lee said that OMELCO was now played by OMELCO.
an informal body. Some people felt that there should be
This would be a separation between ExCo and LegCo. reviewed during the next term.
9.
Should he
Mr. Howard Young asked how LegCo could be used more effectively as a sounding board, without becoming an
Branch Secretaries open forum for public discussion. ought to be more open and accessible, like the Governor,
The Governor but civil servants were not used to this. said that the consultation about spending priorities now This being carried out by the FS was a new development.
He wondered if certainly did not happen in Westminster. members of the CRC had any views on how we should go about helping to secure a majority in LegCo. for example, take part in debates or answer questions? We should try to find a Hong Kong answer for this and
Mr. Allen Lee avoid emulating the House of Commons. wondered what would be achieved by the Governor answering questions in LegCo. This was something that Branch Secretaries already did. Mr. Henry Tang wondered if the Governor might wish to set aside a day to answer questions from members of LegCo on the points in his policy address.
10.
The Governor said that they had discussed at
He hoped length the issues that needed to be resolved. that members of CRC would consider these further and let him have their views.
11.
Mr. Allen Lee said that members of CRC were
Mr. Stephen concerned about the rate of inflation. Cheong said that the Governor had said that he wanted to
To do this, maintain the economic growth of Hong Kong. we needed to consider the effect that the linked exchange rate had on inflation. Moreover, Hong Kong's economy was The Government should consider very externally oriented.
how it could cope with the changing world situation in the next 5-10 years.
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