TNAG-2877-FCO40-4149-Future-of-Hong-Kong-adaptation-of-laws-1993 — Page 174

June

The

1993)

chinese side will recall that on Day Three (23

of JLC XXVI, the British side montschach that we -

had been giving further thought to our approach to the

Adaptation of Laws exercise. We said that we intended soon

begin handing over proposals for the adaptation of a ordinances chapter by chapter, that we

to

number of specific

in an ordered way and should aim to

should try to do SO

keep up લે steady flow of proposals and that we believed

that this would enable the Chinese side consider this

large and important area of work in a systematic and steady

manner.

2.

The British side would like ** take Luis

opportunity to

elaborate on our thinking on the approach and to adjust our proposal for the adaptation of the Post Office Ordinance accordingly.

3.

dealt with

All necessery

As mentioned before, ordinances are

chapter by chapter under the new approach. amendments to a specific ordinance are covered in tam consultation proposal. As such, the British side nok

considers that there is no need to distinguish between "midnight" and "non-midnight" adaptations and for these to

be dealt with at different stages. Given their someO1

purpose of convergence with the Basic Law, all the

necessary adaptations to the Ordinance agreed with the

Chinese side should take effect

2 July 1997, The

would be achieved by

schedule

British side

incorporating

amendments

envisages that this

all

on

the adaptations in

be attached to a Bill for enactment by th

Hong Kong legislature before 1 July 1997. The 5411

come into force on enactment, but the amenaments would take

effect on 1 July 1997.