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time
to
complete
its
work before statutory voter
registration starts in January 1995. If LegCo is prepared
to extend the 1993/94 session beyond 6 July, enactment can
be put back by a few weeks to, say, August 1994. But we
cannot count on this and do not therefore propose to plan
action on this basis.
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to
Given
it.
sitting in March.
the contentious nature of the subject
matter, it is clear that whatever draft legislation we are
introduce, LegCo should be given at least four months
to consider
This points to introduction on 9 March
1994, the only regular
(All other
sittings in that month will be devoted to the Budget: FS
speech on 1/3,
no sitting on 16/3, non-officials speak on
23-24/3, officials reply on 30/3. LegCo will then go into
Easter recess during 1-19 April.) In turn, ExCo must
decide on which package to introduce by 1 March for
gazettal on 4 March.
Drafting of Bill
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To maximize
our flexibility regarding which
package we are to
put forward, and so that a decision in
this respect can be left until late February/early March
1994, it is essential that we have two sets of legislation
ready: one on the 1992 package, the other on the 1993 package. CAB are already liaising with AGC to this end. The "1992 Bill" should be ready shortly after the New Year;
drafting instructions for the "1993 Bill" will be issued in
early January 1994 with a view to finalizing the draft bill
by mid-February.
White Paper
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During previous Ad Hoc Group meetings, it has been
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