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AS for
Clause XXI (B) (2) (and
consequentially
to enable LegCo-
Clause XXIV (2)(b)), the intention is Standing Orders 4B (Attendance of Public Officers) and 4C (Participation of Public Officers in Proceedings) to be
founded upon clear vires. It will also pave the way for
post-1995 arrangements, when there will no longer be any
ex-officio Members on LegCo. In our view, our proposal is in keeping with our declared objective of maintaining an
Executive-led government. It is also in line with BL 62(4)
(6).
Subject to any views which you may have on our proposed clauses XXI (B) and XXIV, I believe the way should
now be clear for the various amendments to be submitted to
the Privy Council meeting on 17 December.
the amendments into
We very much doubt
March 1993 is
On the timing for bringing
operation, we have noted your advice. that delaying the date of operation to desirable, or that it will be acceptable to the Governor.
Whilst I recognize that it might not be appropriate to have a discrepancy
between the constitutional documents and the
domestic legislation, in our present case the problem is
more academic than real.
The Director of Audit is not due
to submit a further report to the LegCo President until
March 1993.
During the intervening period, it does not, in our view, make any practical difference whether the Audit
Ordinance refers to "the Governor as the President of the
Legislative Council" or simply "the President of the Legislative Council". I would therefore be grateful if you
would ask the Legal Advisers to reconsider the issue. The initial view from our own lawyers is that there should not
be any fundamental objection to bringing the amendments to Patent and the Royal Instructions into effect
the Letters
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