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Supplementary to question No. 3

in LegCo Meeting on 11.3.87

MR. LEE YU-TAI: Sir, I would like to refer to public concern

which was mentioned in the answer. Why have district boards

not been consulted over the Public Order (Amendment) Bill 1986

which has generated so much public concern?

I think before the

SECRETARY FOR DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION:

district boards are consulted, this Council is now being

consulted in the first

the first instance, But in due course if it

it is

considered that any policy which requires consultation with

district boards, the Branch Secretary concerned will SO

recommend.

were to be

MR. MARTIN LEE: Sir, does it mean that if this Bill were

passed into law today, then

then the district boards would only be

consulted after the event?

SECRETARY FOR DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION: Sir, that may be the

case depending on the outcome this afternoon.

MR. LI: Sir, has past consultation with district boards led to

any change of policy or formation of new policy?

SECRETARY FOR DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION:

It has, Sir,

certainly. In the case where the policy has not been

formulated and the consultation precedes the formulation of the

policy, this has often been the case.