TITLE:
GOVERNMENT BILLS PROPOSED FOR 1994/1995
Hong Kong (Appeals) Bill
CATEGORY OF BILL:
Contingent
DEPARTMENT:
FCO
DEPARTMENTAL PRIORITY:
PURPOSE:
To abolish appeals under the prerogative to the judicial committee from Hong Kong consequent on the establishment of a Court of Final Appeal in Hong Kong.
POLITICAL ASPECTS:
The Rill could be controversial in Parliament. because of the hostile reception in Hong Kong from the legal profession and che Legislative Council to the proposal for a Court or Final Appeal. No indication of official view from opposition parties but they are likely to reflect the criticism in Hong Kong. The bill may be strongly opposed by some in the legal profession.
LENGTH:
Very short.
PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURE:
House of Lords or Second Reading Committee.
ROYAL ASSENT:
FINANCIAL ASPECTS:
None.
MANPOWER IMPLICATIONS:
None.
BUSINESS COST COMPLIANCE ASSESSMENT:
None.
EC ASPECTS: