M there 5 reasons, judging from the positivo resumiye we have and toward: a, more representative government, argues for the codification exercise to be done at this point in time, and Indeod, until the 10th of June 1985, nearly all the groupe of cryanizution that caine and made representation to the få Hoo Group wupported the «pirit and purpose of the Bill although they rightly criticised individual Clauses in its contents,
Hoy support khu main privilepu, defined in this Bill in respect of the statements made in debate in Council; protection of members from any action in the courts for defamutica arising out of such statements; members' freedom from arrest while discharging their duty as Legislative Councillors within the precincts of the Council (or in the case of civil muller, while going to und coming away from its precinota); exemptions from Jury servico and attendance in court as witnessca. There is a very strong support tro on the development of the investigatory role of the committoos of the Council.
However in spite of the obvious need for such a piece of legislation, the introduction of this Bill has met with a controversial recoption. I believe it is rightly criticised that there was a lack of consitution on the Bill outside the Unofficial Members of this Council, and it is wrongly, though not deliberately, perceived as a Bill which will attract my a limited interest; and that in trying to adopt a safe and well tried formula in creating this Bill a little too much grafting is made from the equivalent acts of territories which were once British colonies, but are now indopondent. But the most persuasivo argument which caused the Ad Hoo Group in charge of the Bill to embark on an overland of Part IV of this Bill). was that soon after we received the first reprenentalico on the 24th of May, we knew that the concept of Parliamentary privileges wud practices is far removed from the ordinary life of the Bong Kong, Gotunity; that there is the need to reassure tho public of our commitment to a more open government and in particular the freedom of the preps and the freedom of speech, in the light of Changes Lumiing up to 1997.
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