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envisaged

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that he would say in his October address

that Legco could have their own secretariat and elect their own president, and it was up to LegCo to decide whether they should set up standing committees. He would then say that he would be regularly available for special sessions on Thursdays where he would make statements of policy and answer questions from LegCo It would be immensely sensible and

members.

for

justifiable for him to meet LegCo members,

example,

completing negotiations with the

Chinese.

after

The meeting noted that the first special session would be held the day following the Governor's

address.

19.

us

The Governor said that the GBC would provide

our consultation with

LegCo,

for

Its

a structure for

example, it would facilitate the sort of exercise we had done with the budget. In practice, it would help

to assess the acceptability of ExCo decisions. task was therefore to help management of Government's

through LegCo.

We would however need to

sort of things that would

and the more precise

programme

give more thought to the

constitute the GBC's agenda description of its functions.

20.

on the question of chairmanship, the Governor

said that it could either be chaired by CS, FS or himself as appropriate or by CS or FS depending on the subject. PS/GH suggested that it should probably be chaired by the Deputy President/elected President of

Legco or convenor of the Legco House Committee. Rep said that in that case, the GBC would have little

credibility.

SCA said that since the GBC

to deal with Government

non-statutory

and was

UK

was

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