President John Lee on Tuesday stated the majority of views the federal government has actually gotten on prepared Basic Law Article 23 nationwide security legislation assistance enacting the brand-new laws.
Speaking with press reporters before the weekly Executive Council conference, Lee stated the federal government has actually gotten “a great deal of viewpoints” because the month-long assessment duration started in late January.
“The basic viewpoint offers me the impression that they remain in assistance of the total objective of enacting Article 23 to guarantee that we secure ourselves when individuals wish to trigger damage to us,” he stated.
“A great deal of the viewpoints register for the concept that this is a piece of legislation that will make sure when other individuals wish to get into our home, trigger damage or damage to us, the Article 23 enactment need to have the ability to secure them from all these dangers, attacks, burglaries and damage.”
Lee stated authorities will send the assessment results to Legco in due course, however he would not be made use of when the federal government will table the pertinent costs to the legislature.
The leader stated the administration will continue with its work to enact Article 23 “at leading speed”, which he thinks Legco will think about the costs as rapidly as possible.