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Freeze period. Why not accede to LegCo Ad Hoc Group's request ?
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Purpose of the freeze is to avoid destabilising effects of
legislative and operational vacuums, This is not a case of
'passing the buck' to the Legislative Council. Flexibility has
to be provided at this stage because it is not known yet exactly
how many and what pieces of legislation may be affected by the
Bill of Rights and, more importantly, how long it will take for
necessary amendments to be made to bring them into line with the
Bill of Rights. The whole purpose of having a blanket freeze of
one year in the first instance is to identify the laws which may
have to be put on the schedule for consideration during the
selective freeze. The selective freeze will be for a specified
period, which cannot be changed once decided. It will not be for
an indefinite period. As with all Hong Kong laws, any amendments
have to be introduced into the Legislative Council (which is the
law making body of Hong Kong) for approval. The Administration
will work with Legislative Councillors to decide on the period
required to complete the process, taking into account the
availability of resources and the legislative time-table.
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