The Hong Kong Director of Law, Lin Dingguo, said that some of the laws that have been established before the return of Hong Kong and are now outdated and not applicable have not yet been revised. The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government plans to gradually complete the amendment this year.
Lin Dingguo wrote on Wednesday (January 4) in the Grand Press that the Hong Kong Department of Justice has taken more active measures since the end of last year, and more than 70 laws that need to make "adaptive" active and related policy bureaus are proactive and related policy bureaus.Common research, in a difficult way to make it difficult, hopes to gradually complete part of the "adaptive" work within this year.
However, he also admits that the problems encountered during the research process are complicated than expected.
Lin Dingguo emphasized that Hong Kong has the unique advantages of the general legal system of the rule of law under the "one country, two systems", but has become the focus of attacks of some Western countries and hostile forces.Even a malicious attack on the court's judgment."We must not be innocently believed that these malicious behaviors will be reduced or stopped. On the contrary, we must prepare for the bottom line of thinking to welcome the more intense attacks."
He also mentioned that this year's Hong Kong governmentWill take the initiative to go out to tell the true stories of the rule of law and legal system in Hong Kong. Now they are preparing to visit international legal organizations in Europe and promote Hong Kong's legal services in Southeast Asia in spring., It must be the focus of the future. "
He also expressed his thanks to the Beijing Central Committee for choosing to set up the preparatory office of the international mediation institute in Hong Kong.Relevant laws and actual preparations have been basically completed, and it is hoped that the preparatory office can be officially put into work earlier this year.