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CONSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT

156.

One year

of proposals for

ago, I announced in this Council a number

constitutional development. These fell

into two groups. The first group of proposals was designed

to strengthen the effectiveness of our executive-led

Government

and its accountability

to this Legislative

Council. I proposed that to enable the Executive and

Legislative Council each to play their proper roles, the

membership of the two bodies should, for the

non-official

time being, be separate.

This has now been achieved.

I proposed ल new Executive Council without representatives

of political parties, and we now have that too. I proposed

last year that the Governor should be replaced as president

of the

Legislative Council by an elected President.

You, Mr President, then took office and I am now answerable

to this Council as head of the Executive. Over the last

ycar, I have attended

ten question-and-answer sessions of

this Council.

157.

I also proposed that the

Government should work

with Members of this Council to develop new arrangements for

your OWN administration

and support facilities. Much work

has been done on that, and I am glad that a new Legislative

Council office will soon be established.

first get of proposals, I suggested а

Committee, where the Administration

Finally, in this

Government-LegCo

could discuss with

Members of this Council the handling of the Administration's

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