It is a long-standing practice in the common law system for the legislature to empower the executive authorities to make subsidiary legislation for the effective implementation of the requirements of the primary legislation, Secretary for Security Tang Ping-keung said. Mr Tang made the statement in response to media concerns over the empowerment of the Chief Executive-in-Council to make subsidiary legislation on safeguarding national security in the amendments to the Safeguarding National Security Bill. While further explaining the issue, Mr Tang emphasised that the power to make subsidiary legislation is under effective checks and balances, and members of the public do not need to be concerned. The security chief pointed out that it is a common practice in the common law system to leave detailed and technical matters of the primary legislation to be set out in subsidiary legislation. Such matters involve implementation details, administrative matters, matters
Deputy Secretary for Justice Cheung Kwok-kwan will depart this afternoon for Geneva, Switzerland, to attend the 55th regular session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, the Government announced today. He will be joined by representatives of the Department of Justice, the Security Bureau and the Constitutional & Mainland Affairs Bureau. Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government officials will attend the meetings as members of China’s delegation. Mr Cheung will leave Switzerland for Hong Kong on March 21. http://dlvr.it/T4BNNy