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(3) For the avoidance of doubt, a reference to

"the Member presiding" is to the President, the President's deputy or the senior ex officio Member present as the case may be.

(Replaced on 19 February #HISTYR 1993)

(4) (Repealed 19 February #HISTYR 1993)

(5) For the purposes of paragraph (2) (b) of this clause, the ex officio Members of the Council shall have seniority in the order in which their offices are specified in Article VI (1) (b) of Our said Letters Patent.

(Added on 12 October #HISTYR 1990)

(Amended on 1 March 1955; 6 January 1966; 4 April 1985; 9 April #HISTYR 1988)

XXIA. (1) The sessions of the Legislative Council shall commence on such date and end on such date as the Governor shall from time to time appoint by notice published in the Hong Kong Government Gazette, but the period between the last sitting of one session of the Legislative Council and the first sitting of the next session shall not exceed three months.

(2) The Governor, by notice published in the Hong Kong Government Gazette, may summon special sittings of the Legislative Council to be held in any period between the end of one session of the Council and the beginning of the next session.

(3) The consideration of any Bill or other business of the Legislative Council shall not be affected by the termination of a session and may be resumed at any subsequent sitting, but shall lapse on a dissolution of the Legislative Council.

(Replaced on 9 April #HISTYR 1988) (Added on 4 April #HISTYR 1985)

XXIB. (1) The Governor may at his discretion attend sittings of the Legislative Council, or any committee or sub-committee thereof, for the following purposes-

(a) addressing the Council at any time as he shall think fit, including during a special sitting; (b) enabling Members of the Council to put questions

to him on any public matter for which the Government of the Colony is responsible and receive answers thereto; and

(c) proposing any policy, measure, bill, vote,

resolution, motion or question for debate by and in the Council or any such committee or sub-committee.

Session and sittings of

Legislative Council

Governor's

attendance of Legislative Council

Attendance of Legislative Council by a public officer designated by Governor