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LOCALISATION AND ADAPTATION OF LAWS..

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1994

ON

PROGRESS SEVERAL MEMBERS HAVE COMMENTED ON THE NEED TO STEP UP

THE CONTINUITY OF THE THE LOCALISATION AND ADAPTATION OF LAWS.

TO THIS END, LEGAL SYSTEM IS A KEY FEATURE OF THE JOINT DECLARATION.

ENACTMENTS WE HAVE BEEN ADDRESSING IN DETAIL THE LOCALISATION OF UK APPLICABLE ΤΟ HONG KONG, AND THE ADAPTATION OF HONG COMPATIBILITY WITH THE BASIC LAW SO AS TO ENSURE AFTER 1997.

ON

KONG LAWS FOR THEIR CONTINUITY

OF THE LOCALISATION, WE HAVE MADE CONSIDERABLE PROGRESS.

HALF OF THESE 300 OR

OR SO UK ENACTMENTS APPLIED TO HONG KONG, ABOUT

WELL COULD BE ALLOWED TO LAPSE. WORK ON LOCALISING THE REMAINDER IS IN HAND. TO COMPLETE THE LOCALISATION PROGRAMME, OUR CURRENT PLAN IS

OF THESE: TO ENACT A TOTAL OF 32 BILLS.

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FIGHT

TWO ARE UNDER HAVE ALREADY BEEN ENACTED AND BILLS

SHIPPING CONSIDERATION BY THIS COUNCIL, NAMELY THE MERCHANT

AND BY SEA) BILL

THE PROTECTION OF (CARRIAGE OF GOODS TRADING INTERESTS BILL;

BILL.

WILL BE INTRODUCED INTO THESE DURING THE CURRENT SESSION;

THE JOINT BILLS HAVE BEEN AGREED BY

LIAISON THREE OTHER GROUP.

BILL, THESE ARE, THE MERCHANT SHIPPING (SEAFARERS)

OF PREVENTION

TERRORISM THE DUMPING AT SEA BILL AND THE

THIS COUNCIL EARLY

IN

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PROPOSALS IN RESPECT OF 14 BILLS ARE UNDER CONSIDERATION THE JOINT LIAISON GROUP; AND

THE ADMINISTRATION IS WORKING ON PROPOSALS RELATING TO A FEW REMAINING BILLS.

LIGHT

OBVIOUSLY, THE PROPOSALS WILL HAVE TO BE REFINED IN THE

OF LEGISLATION DISCUSSIONS IN THE JLG, AND THE DETAILED DRAFTING

BUT ON THE WHOLE, WHILE THE FOR SOME OF THESE CAN BE QUITE TECHNICAL.

AND A LANDSCAPE WE NEED TO COVER IS BROAD, THE SURVEY HAS BEEN DONE

ALREADY AVAILABLE. WITH ROUTE

TO OUR DESTINATION IS MAP LEADING

COMPLETE COOPERATION FROM THE CHINESE SIDE, IT SHOULD BE POSSIBLE TO THE LOCALISATION PROGRAMME BEFORE 1997.

HAS TO

THROUGH ALMOST 600 ON ADAPTATION OF LAWS, WE HAVE TO WORK

LEGISLATION. THE LEGAL ORDINANCES AND 1,000 PIECES OF SUBSIDIARY DEPARTMENT, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE POLICY BRANCHES CONCERNED, ALREADY DONE A PRELIMINARY REVIEW OF THESE ENACTMENTS WITH A VIEW

INDEED, WE HAVE PREPARING DETAILED PROPOSALS FOR THEIR ADAPTATION.

OF 47 HANDED OVER TO THE CHINESE SIDE DETAILED PROPOSALS IN RESPECT ORDINANCES.

/THE CHINESE