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agreed
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pave
that
publication
of the White Paper could be timed for the introduction of the Second Stage is to begin in early If the legislative process
the
way
Bill.
March, the White
time in
February. New Year falls on 10(Thursday)
23rd.
Paper should logically be published some The constraint here is that the Chinese 13 (Monday) February, and
One possibility
there are only two LegCo sittings in February, viz. 2nd and therefore is to publish the White 17 February (when Governor will give a with a view to having a LegCo motion
Thursday, on
LegCo)
Paper
statement
in
debate
on
on it
23
ten
days
to
assess
before
making
a
1
March.
The
timing
February.
mood the definitive
This will give us about
of LegCo and the community to EXCO on recommendation
is tight but it avoids the risk of
wrong-footing ourselves by having a prolonged (and possibly
unfocussed) public debate.
7
As a
the bill into
there
will not
need to obtain
this respect.
Summary
we could defer introduction of contingency,
However, as LegCo to Wednesday, 16 March.
be a LegCo sitting on that day, we would the agreement of the President of LegCo in
8
The
overall time-table
therefore would
be as
follows:
18 Feb.
23 Feb. (or 2 March)
Publication of White Paper
debate
on
white
1 March (or 8 March)
4 March (or 11 March)
9 March(or 16 March)
LegCo Paper
EXCO Consult package to go for
Gazetting of Bill
1st
and
2nd
LegCo
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