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LEGCO COMMITTEE STRUCTURE

AT THE SPECIAL IN-HOUSE MEETING HELD ON SATURDAY 18 JANUARY, MEMBERS VOTED FOR A NEW COMMITTEE STRUCTURE PROPOSED BY RONALD ARCULLI. THE ARCULLI MODEL WAS ONE OF THE FOUR PUT BEFORE THE

MEETING FOR DECISION. THE MAIN FEATURES OF THE FOUR MODELS ARE:

(A)

TAM YIU-CHUNG:

MAINTAINING STATUS QUO:

(B) RONALD ARCULLI: FORMALISING THE EXISTING AD HOC GROUPS

SYSTEM TO DEAL WITH BILLS AND THE RETENTION OF OMELCO

PANELS UNTIL A FURTHER REVIEW AT THE END OF THE 91/92

SESSION:

(C)

(D)

2.

E EDWARD CHAN:

STANDING COMMITTEES MATCHING POLICY BRANCHES TO DEAL WITH BILLS AND THE RETENTION OF OMELCO PANELS PENDING A REVIEW WITHIN 6 TO 12 MONTHS ON WHETHER THE STANDING COMMITTEES SHOULD DEAL WITH POLICY AS WELL:

C. H. LEONG: IMMEDIATE ESTABLISHMENT OF STANDING COMMITTEES TO DEAL WITH BOTH BILLS AND POLICIES AND

THE ABOLITION OF THE OMELCO PANELS.

55 MEMBERS, A RECORD NUMBER, ATTENDED THE MEETING. ONLY FELICE LIEU-MAK WAS ABSENT AS SHE WAS OUT OF TOWN.

3. THREE ROUNDS OF VOTING WERE REQUIRED AS THERE WAS NO ABSOLUTE MAJORITY IN THE FIRST TWO ROUNDS. THE RESULTS WERE:

C.H LEONG

R. ARCULLI

E. CHAN

Y.C TAM

ABSTENTIONS

1ST ROUND

8

24

16

4

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MEMBERS WILL NOW FORM A WORKING GROUP TO WORK OUT THE DETAILS OF THE NEW COMMITTEE STRUCTURE. IT IS LIKELY TO TAKE A

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