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February 19, 2004
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Public consultation

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Constitutional development website launched
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The Constitutional Development website has been launched to give a better understanding of the Constitutional Development Task Force's work and collect public views on the issue.

 

Chief Secretary for Administration Donald Tsang said the task force understands the concerns of the community on matters relating to constitutional development.

 

"We will adopt a frank and open attitude in listening to the views of all sectors of the community on the issues of principle and legislative process in the Basic Law relating to constitutional development," Mr Tsang said.

 

"The task force will help the public understand the views of the Central Authorities, reflect the community's views to the Central Authorities, and carry out constitutional development on the basis of a common understanding between the Central Authorities and the HK Government regarding the Basic Law."

 

All the latest information

The website address is www.cab-review.gov.hk. It contains the latest information on, and serves as a resource base for, information relating to constitutional development.

 

It includes the task force's briefing to the Legislative Council on its work and its discussions with the Central Authorities, relevant Legislative Council papers, speeches and press releases.

 

To enable the public to give views on principle and legislative process, these issues have been put in the form of questions and posted onto the website's Seeking Your Views section.

 

Public views welcome

The public can send views on the issues by clicking on the questions on the website, sending an email to views@cab-review.gov.hk, or sending a fax to 2523 3207.

 

They can also write to the Constitutional Development Task Force Secretariat, Constitutional Affairs Bureau, 3/F, Main Wing, Central Government Offices, Lower Albert Road, Central.

 

Views will be published. If senders wish to remain anonymous, they should state so in their submissions.