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(c)

(d)

Over the past three years, the owners of nine unauthorised container trailer parks have been prosecuted. Apart from prosecution, warning letters and enforcement notices are also issued as a means to stop unauthorised land uses.

The time limit for temporary planning permission to be granted by the Town Planning Board is stated in the Notes attached to an Outline Zoning Plan. Applications for extension of the time limit can be submitted to the Town Planning Board, which will consider each case on its individual merits.

Transitional issues to be resolved by JLG

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Following are a question by the Hon Henry Tang Ying-yen and a written reply by the Secretary for Constitutional Affairs, Mr Nicholas Ng, in the Legislative Council today (Wednesday):

Question:

In view of the Government's decision to legislate on offences involving subversion and secession, will the Government inform this Council whether there are major transition issues now under consideration by the Joint Liaison Group over which the Chinese side and the British side have serious disagreement, which may lead again to the Hong Kong Government enacting laws on such issues?

Reply:

The main transitional issues that remain to be resolved by the Joint Liaison Group include:

(a)

right of abode and related immigration issues;

(b)

transfer of defence responsibilities;

(c)

other transfer of government issues;

(d)

localisation of laws;

(e) adaptation of laws

(1)

international rights and obligations;

(g)

the programme of bilateral agreements;

(h)

air services agreements (ASAs);

(1)

the two United Nations human rights covenants; and

(1)

legal and procedural arrangements between Hong Kong and mainland China in civil and commercial matters.