TITLE:
GOVERNMENT BILLS PROPOSED FOR 1994/1995
Hong Kong (Appeals) Bill
CATEGORY OF BILL:
Contingent
DEPARTMENT:
FCO
DEPARTMENTAL PRIORITY:
PURPOSE:
ONE
To abolish appeals under the prerogative to the judicial committee of the Privy Council from Hong Kong consequent on the establishment of a Court of Final Appeal in Hong Kong.
POLITICAL ASPECTS:
The Bill could be controversial in Parliament because of the hostile reception in Hong Kong from the legal profession and the Legislative Council to some features of the agreement reached with the Chinese side in the Joint Liaison Group on arrangements for the proposal for a Court of Final Appeal. indication of official view from opposition parties but they are likely to reflect the criticism in Hong Kong. The Bill might be strongly opposed by some members of the legal profession in Parliament.
No
LENGTH:
Very short.
PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURE:
House of Lords or Second Reading Committee.
ROYAL ASSENT:
Once the Bill has passed through Parliament, it will need to receive Royal Assent as soon as possible. If there is delay at this stage we will be open to criticism both from the Chinese side and in Hong Kong that we will be leaving insufficient time for the Court to establish itself before
1997.
FINANCIAL ASPECTS:
None.
MANPOWER IMPLICATIONS:
None.
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