LEGISLATIVE Councillors are to put the accountability of unofficial members of the Executive Council to the test.
They have decided to ask the top advisers to hold joint meetings with them in open session every month to explain Exco decisions.
At yesterday's House Committee meeting, legislators agreed to revive Legco-Exco monthly meetings as a means to bridge the communication gap between the two councils.
They asked Exco members to answer questions about government policies and to seek legislators' views before making decisions.
Governor Chris Patten holds monthly open sessions with legislators as part of administration efforts to demonstrate accountability.
The latest idea, originally mooted by the Legislative Council sub-committee on procedural matters as an option to improve communication, was strongly supported by United Democrat Yeung Sum when the House Committee discussed the sub-committee's report yesterday.