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OUR TELNO 611: LEGCO QUESTION: ARTICLE 23 BASIC LAW OFFENCES
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FURTHER TO OUR COMMENTS TO SUPPLEMENTARY 12 ON THE SOCIETIES ORDINANCE (TUR PARA 1(II)) WE HAVE THE FOLLOWING EXTRA COMMENTS:
(I) SUPPLEMENTARY 1: PERHAPS REFERENCE COULD BE MADE TO THE 'FREEZE PERIOD', WHICH COVERS THE CRIMES ORDINANCE, AND THAT THE ORDINANCE THEREFORE REMAINS UNDER REVIEW:
(II) SUPPLEMENTARY 16: AS EXCO HAS YET TO BE CONSULTED ON DRAFT AMENDMENTS TO THE SOCIETIES ORDINANCE (YOUR TELNO 1001) IS IT APPROPRIATE AT THIS STAGE TO TELL LEGCO CATEGORICALLY THAT YOU WILL BE BRINGING FORWARD AMENDMENTS ESPECIALLY AS DECISIONS HAVE YET TO BE FINALLY TAKEN ON HOW OR WHETHER TO INFORM/CONSULT THE CHINESE SIDE?
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