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Basic Law both make plain, it is the

Legislature which is the main constitutional

element that must be developed. That is,

therefore, my major concern.

A Separate ExCo

122.

With a changed

and much more

what' are the

representative Legislature,

options for the development of Exco and for

its advisory role? Among the various

proposals which have

have been canvassed, there

only seem to me to be two which are credible

first, a coalition ExCo, OF second,

complete separation of ExCo and LegCo.

123.

The coalition approach was to some

degree attempted after the 1991 LegCo

elections.

It failed to get fully off the

ground.

confidentiality

Perhaps

and

understandably,

collective

members.

responsibility were seen as too onerous a

burden for some of the potential joint

And for those LegCo Members who

did join the Executive Council, the

responsibilities of having to stand up for

government policies at a time when they were

competing for community support and in some

cases to found a political party proved

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