| LegCo Paper on Accountability System for Principal Officials provided by Constitutional Affairs Bureau (paragraph no. if relevant)
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| I. | General issues
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| 1. | Consistency with the Basic Law
| 8 (a)
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| 2. | Timing for implementing the proposed system
| 2, 3, Annex A
and Annex B
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| 3. | Need for primary legislation to underpin the proposed system
| -
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| 4. | Constitutional relationship between the Chief Executive/principal officials/ Permanent Secretaries/LegCo
| -
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| 5. | Powers and functions of the Chief Executive and his accountability
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| 6. | Relationship between the Central People's Government and principal officials
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| II. | Principal officials under the proposed system
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| 1. | Number of principal officials and their portfolios
| 11 - 13
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| 2. | Inclusion of the Secretary for Justice in the proposed system
| 14 & 17
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| 3. | The post of Secretary for the Civil Service
| 18 - 19
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| 4. | Functions and role of principal officials in the Executive Council
| 13
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| 5. | Functions and role of the Chief Secretary for Administration
| 14 & 15
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| 6. | Functions and role of the Financial Secretary
| 14 & 16
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| 7. | A Code similar to the United Kingdom "Ministerial Code" to specify the functions of principal officials and to regulate their conduct
| -
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| III. | The function, composition and operation of the Executive Council
| 13
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| IV. | Splitting, merging and retention of Bureaux
| 24 - 25
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| 1. | Civil Service Bureau
| 25
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| 2. | Constitutional Affairs Bureau
| 25
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| 3. | Home Affairs Bureau
| 25
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| 4. | Security Bureau
| 25
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| 5. | Portfolios of Commerce & Industry and Manpower
| 24(a)
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| 6. | Portfolios of Economic Services and Information Technology
| 24(b)
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| 7. | Portfolios of Financial Services and Treasury
| 24(c)
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| 8. | Portfolios of Environment & Food and Health & Welfare
| 24(d)
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| 9. | Portfolios of Housing and Planning & Lands
| 24(e)
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| 10. | Portfolios of Transport and Works
| 24(f)
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| 11. | Education portfolio
| -
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| V. | Civil service under the proposed system
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| 1. | Permanent Secretaries
| 20 - 21
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| 2. | The Civil Service
| 23
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| 3. | Need for a "Civil Service Code" similar
to the one in the United Kingdom
| -
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| 4. | McKinsey Report on Strengthening the Machinery of Government
| -
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| VI. | Chief Executive's Office
| 26
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| VII. | Relationship between bureaux and departments
| 34 - 37
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| VIII. | Review of advisory and statutory bodies and other public bodies, implications of the proposed system on their roles and functions
| 34 - 37
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| 1. | Examples of these bodies include Hong Kong Monetary Authority, Radio Television Hong Kong, Securities and Futures Commission and Judicial Officers' Recommendation Commission.
| -
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| IX. | Development and formulation of constitutional conventions
| -
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| X. | Issues relating to appointment, employment and removal of principal officials
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| 1. | The process of nomination and appointment and the entering into contract with the Government
| 10
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| 2. | Termination of contract and removal of principal officials
| 12
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| 3. | Integrity checking and medical examination
| 46
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| 4. | Employment package, including their remuneration
| 38 - 44
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| | (a) | Impact on the Chief Executive and other comparable offices in the Judiciary, e.g. the Chief Justice
| -
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| 5. | Terms and conditions
| 9 - 10
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| 6. | Administrative support
| 45
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| XI. | Conflict of interest
| 27 - 30
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| XII. | Arrangements for civil servants appointed as principal officials under the proposed accountability system
| 47 - 48
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| XIII. | Transfer of statutory functions
| 31 - 33
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| 1. | Draft resolution to be made under section 54A of the Interpretation and General Clauses Ordinance (Cap. 1)
| Annex A
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| 2. | Draft Interpretation and General Clauses Ordinance (Replacement of Schedule 6) Order 2002
| Annex B
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| XIV. | Financial and staffing implications
| 49 - 51
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| I. | General issues
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| LC Paper No. CB(2)1679/01-02(01) | -- | Administration's paper on whether introducing a new system of appointment for principal officials on terms different from those in the civil service would contravene the Basic Law
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| LC Paper No. CB(2)1735/01-02(01) | -- | Administration's paper on "Constitutionality of the Accountability System"
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| LC Paper No. CB(2)1787/01-02 | -- | Websites of court judgments of the four cases quoted in LC Paper No. CB(2)1735/01-02(01)
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| LC Paper Nos. CB(2)1803/01-02(01) - (04) | -- | Information notes prepared by Legal Service Division on the judgments of the four cases quoted in LC Paper No. CB(2)1735/01-02(01)
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| LC Paper No. CB(2)1809/01-02(01) | -- | Administration's paper on relationship between Chief Executive/principal officials/Permanent Secretaries/LegCo, powers and functions of Chief Executive and relationship between Central People's Government and principal officials
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| LC Paper No. CB(2)1822/01-02(01) | -- | Administration's paper on "Resolution under Section 54A of the Interpretation and General Clauses Ordinance"
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| II. | Principal officials under the proposed system
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| LC Paper Nos. CB(2)1678/01-02(01) - (03) | -- | Bar Association's submission and the Administration's two papers provided to the meetings of the Panel on Constitutional Affairs on 17 December 2001 and 21 January 2002 concerning the proposal to include the Secretary for Justice in the proposed system
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| LC Paper No. CB(2)1734/01-02(01) | -- | Existing role of the Secretary for Justice
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| LC Paper No. CB(2)1734/01-02(02) | -- | Existing schedule of responsibilities of the Secretary for the Civil Service
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| LC Paper No. CB(2)1734/01-02(03) | -- | Existing role and span of control of the Chief Secretary for Administration
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| LC Paper No. CB(2)1734/01-02(04) | -- | Existing role and span of control of the Financial Secretary
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| LC Paper Nos. CB(2)1734/01-02(05) and (06) | -- | Existing role and membership of the Executive Council
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| LC Paper Nos. CB(2)1868/01-02(01) and (02) | -- | Relevant extract of the Report of the delegation of the Panel on Constitutional Affairs and the UK Ministerial Code
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| LC Paper Nos. CB(2)1874/01-02(01) and (02) | -- | Relevant extracts of the meetings of the Panel on Constitutional Affairs on 17 December 2001 and 21 January 2002 when the proposal to include the Secretary for Justice in the proposed system was discussed
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| III. | The function, composition and operation of the Executive Council
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| LC Paper No. CB(2)1809/01-02(02) | -- | Administration's paper on "Executive Council"
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| LC Paper No. CB(2)1822/01-02(02) | -- | Administration's paper dated 6 May 2002 on "References to the Chief Executive in Council in the Laws of Hong Kong"
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| IV. | Splitting, merging and retention of Bureaux
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| LC Paper No. CB(2)1870/01-02(01) (issued on 9 May 2002) | -- | Administration's paper on "Portfolios of Directors of Bureau under the Accountability System" (attached)
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| V. | Civil service under the proposed system
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| LC Paper No. CB(2)1809/01-02(03) | -- | Administration's paper on "Civil Servants" and "Public Servants"
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| IN23/01-02 issued under LC Paper No. CB(2)1810/01-02 | -- | Information Note on "The Civil Service Code of the United Kingdom" prepared by Research and Library Service Division
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| IN25/01-02 issued under LC Paper No. CB(2)1810/01-02 | -- | Information Note on "Some Civil Service Management Issues in the United Kingdom" prepared by Research and Library Service Division
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| LC Paper No. CB(2)1822/01-02(03) | -- | Information note prepared by the LegCo Secretariat on the McKinsey Report
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| LC Paper No. CB(2)1822/01-02(04) | -- | Administration's paper on "Preserving the Integrity and Probity of the Civil Service"
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| VI. | Chief Executive's Office
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| LC Paper No. CB(2)1871/01-02(01) | -- | Letter dated 8 May 2002 from Hon CHEUNG Man-kwong concerning the Director of the Chief Executive's Office
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| VII. | Relationship between bureaux and departments
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| VIII. | Review of advisory and statutory bodies and other public bodies, implications of the proposed system on their roles and functions
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| IX. | Development and formulation of constitutional conventions
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| X. | Issues relating to appointment, employment and removal of principal officials
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| LC Paper Nos. CB(2)1677/01-02(01)- (03) | -- | Executive Summary, Parts 5 and 6 of the Research Report on Process of Appointment of Senior Members of Government in Selected Countries
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| XI. | Conflict of interest
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| LC Paper Nos. CB(2)1676/01-02(01) - (04) | -- | Executive Summary and Part 6 of the Research Report on Restrictions on Activities of Former Heads of Government and Former Senior Members of Government and Supplementary Information
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| XII. | Arrangements for civil servants appointed as principal officials under the proposed accountability system
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| LC Paper Nos. CB(2)1758/01-02(01) - (04) | -- | Papers relating to pension arrangements for civil servants appointed as principal officials under the accountability system
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| XIII. | Transfer of statutory functions
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| LC Paper No. CB(2)1880/01-02(01) (issued on 9 May 2002) | -- | Administration's paper on "Resolution under section 54A of the Interpretation and General Clauses Ordinance - Transfer of Statutory Functions"
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| LC Paper No. CB(2)1880/01-02(02) (issued on 9 May 2002) | -- | Administration's paper on "Transfer of Statutory Functions from Secretary for Commerce and Industry to Secretary for Commerce, Industry and Manpower"
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| LC Paper No. CB(2)1883/01-02(01)
(to be issued) | -- | Administration's paper on "Transfer of Statutory Functions from Secretary for Economic Services to Secretary for Economic Development"
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| LC Paper No. CB(2)1884/01-02(01)
(to be issued) | -- | Administration's paper on " Transfer of Statutory Functions from Secretary for Education and Manpower to Secretary for Education and Secretary for Commerce, Industry and Manpower"
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| XIV. | Financial and staffing implications
Other relevant papers
Issues raised at previous meetings
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| LC Paper No. CB(2)1691/01-02(04) (Chinese version issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)1710/01-02) | -- | A summary of concerns and views raised at the meetings of the Panel on Constitutional Affairs prepared by LegCo Secretariat
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| LC Paper No. CB(2)1711/01-02(01) | -- | Administration's response to issues previously raised at the meetings of Panel on Constitutional Affairs
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| LC Paper No. CB(2)1762/01-02(01) | -- | Issues raised at the meeting of the Panel on Constitutional Affairs on 18 April 2002
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| LC Paper No. CB(2)1775/01-02(01) | -- | Issues raised at the meeting of the Subcommittee on 29 April 2002
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| LC Paper No. CB(2)1821/01-02(01) | -- | Issues raised at the meeting of the Subcommittee on 3 May 2002
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| LC Paper No. CB(2)1869/01-02(01) | -- | Issues raised at the meeting of the Subcommittee on 7 May 2002
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| General
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| LC Paper No. CB(2)1711/01-02(02) | -- | A list of areas for study by the Subcommittee proposed by Hon Cyd HO Sau-lan
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| LC Paper No. CB(2)1728/01-02(01) | -- | List of Areas for Study
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| LC Paper No. CB(2)1728/01-02(02) | -- | Meeting schedule of the Subcommittee
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| LC Paper No. CB(2)1733/01-02(01) | -- | Press release dated 24 April 2002 on Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) Report on Hong Kong
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| LC Paper No. CB(2)1733/01-02(02) | -- | Press releases dated 24 April 2002 on the Administration's responses to the EIU Report on Hong Kong
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| LC Paper No. CB(2)1733/01-02(03) | -- | Press release dated 24 April 2002 on the Chief Secretary for Administration's speech at the luncheon of the British Chamber of Commerce on the proposed accountability system for principal officials
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