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Wills (Amendment) Bill 1994: committee stage
Following is the speech by the Secretary for Home Affairs, Mr Michael Suen, at the committee stage of the Wills (Amendment) Bill 1994 in the Legislative Council today (Wednesday):
Mr Chairman,
I move that clause 4 be amended as set out in the paper circulated to Members.
Clause 4 provides for the repeal of sections 8, 11 and 12 of the Wills Ordinance on the grounds that they have become redundant as they are now part of the general law. Members of the Bills Committee however proposed to retain them because the relevant general law could change in the future, making it necessary to re-enact the sections concerned. It is therefore proposed that clause 4 be deleted.
Mr Chairman, I beg to move.
End/Wednesday, July 12, 1995
Intestates' Estates (Amendment) Bill 1994: second reading
Following is the speech by the Secretary for Home Affairs. Mr Michael MY Suen, in the resumption of the second reading debate of the Intestates' Estates (Amendment) Bill 1994 in the Legislative Council today (Wednesday):
Mr President.
As I indicated in the resumption of the second reading debate on the Wills (Amendment) Bill 1994, the Intestates' Estates (Amendment) Bill 1994 arises from the recommendations of the Law Reform Commission on reform of the law of inheritance in Hong Kong.