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The UC regents will also meet next week for their first public discussions since the late July cuts.

The governor has appointed many but not all of the regents and sits as a voting member on the 24-person board.

The group held its first publicly announced meeting last week after an emergency convening of all regents Aug. 11.

Technically the privy council is not covered by the lese majeste law, which states that it is an offence to defame only the king, queen, heir to the throne or anyone acting as regent.

But the governor can exercise political sway over the regents, whose members he appoints.