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pursued at a later

obviously

ordinances

need

to

stage. Having said that, however, we

be careful that in amending the we do not create disparity between them and

the Basic Law where disparity does not at present exist.

4.

Thus,

taking account of all these considerations,

we propose the following "minimalist" approach to the

current exercise

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(a)

(b)

(c)

tackle only those references which have to be

changed as

consequence of the Governor relinquishing his presidency of LegCo;

to the

unless clearly indicated by context

contrary or otherwise necessitated as a matter

logical procedure (see (c)), regard all references

in the ordinances to "the Governor" as the

Governor qua Governor, and all references to "the

Governor as President" as "the President";

rationalise the procedures leading to the laying

of audit reports and statements in LegCo set out

in the relevant sections of the ordinances, to

reflect the situation where

W

(i) the

Governor

is

по longer the person receiving the reports (section 12); and

(ii) the Governor is the person receiving the report but not the one to lay it before LegCo

(section 16 vis-a-vis section 12 (2) and

(2A)).

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