(1) Subject to subsection (2), a person who, immediately before the commencement date¡X
(a) holds an appointment as the Chairman, a Vice-Chairman or any other member of the former Council; or
(b) is a former observer,
continues to be, as from that date, the Chairman, a Vice-Chairman or such other member of the Council or an observer (as the case may be) as if he were appointed under this Ordinance.
(2) The person in subsection (1) continues to hold his appointment only for the unexpired term under his previous appointment, but is eligible for reappointment under section 1(b) or 2(b) of Schedule 1 or section 1(b) of Schedule 2 (as the case may be).
(3) A person who, immediately before the commencement date, is the Secretary or the Legal Adviser of the former Council continues to be, as from that date until the Secretary-General or the Legal Adviser (as the case may be) has been appointed under section 6(1), the Secretary-General or the Legal Adviser (as the case may be) of the Council on the same terms and conditions as those applicable to that person immediately before that date.
(4) A person who, immediately before the commencement date, is an officer (other than the Secretary and the Legal Adviser) of the former Council continues to be, as from that date until such time as the Council and the Government may agree, such officer of the Council on the same terms and conditions as those applicable to that person immediately before that date.