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The CFA Bill was handed to the Chinese Government in May last year. Since then, they have asked 17 questions which have all been answered promptly by the Government.
The Government also sought the views of the legal profession on the draft bill last November, and in the light of their comments made a number of technical amendments, which were handed to the Chinese Government in late January this year.
"I very much hope that the Chinese side will be able to give us a positive response very soon," Mrs Chan said.
"This will be the best demonstration of our resolve to co-operate in ensuring a smooth transition for Hong Kong and will send a reassuring signal to the community," she added.
End/Thursday, March 16, 1995
Transcript of Chief Secretary's media session
The following is the transcript of the media session by the Chief Secretary, Mrs Anson Chan, after the presentation ceremony of the Green Project Awards '95 this (Thursday) afternoon:
Question: Given your recent comments about government officials admitting to their mistakes, how satisfied are you with Mr So's reaction to the ombudsman's criticism with regard to the Hong Kong Stadium...
Chief Secretary: Ask me this slightly later because I have not yet seen the report myself. I know that we received a comprehensive report from the Commissioner and I shall of course study this report very carefully. We'll see what lessons can be learned. There may well be a lack of co-ordination, if there is, then I'm sure this report will point to where there is room for improvement. And you can be sure that we will follow up. But in the meantime, of course, the community would very much like the Urban Council and the Government to make sure that we can make optimum use of this splendid sport facility. The Urban Council, I understand, is having a test concert in April. They've installed some new sound equipment which hopefully will meet both the audience's expectation but also satisfy the residents living nearby as regards noise pollution. If this test concert goes as well as expected then I'm sure it will enable the sport facility to be much better used in the future. So we must wait to see how the test concert go. But let me assure you again I'll look at the report personally and I'll, as I said, see what lessons can be learned. I'm sure co-ordination can always be improved.