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these sessions should take place tomorrow.

We will obviously need to work out together

exactly how these

made to work.

arrangements can best be

LegCo's Administration

131.

We need to go

still further in

Council has the

ensuring that this

independence you need to represent the

community effectively. You must have clear

and separate management of your Own

affairs. It would seem sensible to wind up

the office of Members of Executive and

Legislative Council (OMELCO), whose future I

know you have been considering. We are

ready to work actively with Members in

developing financial and managerial autonomy

in organising your Own

support facilities.

proposals.

administration and

We

will welcome your

132.

need

You already have the powers you

to develop your own committee

structure.

I assume you will wish to

you to

establish a system that enables

ensure

·

that the Executive is fully

accountable to the Legislature, as laid down

in the Joint

Declaration and Basic Law and

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