Govt Preparing Sanctions Law

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Chief Executive Carrie Lam today said preparations are being made for the detailed implementation of the Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law in Hong Kong.

“At the moment we do not have an explicit timetable because the National People’s Congress Standing Committee has yet to make the decision on listing this Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law into Annex 3 of the Basic Law for application to Hong Kong.

“We have started some initial discussions on what the law should look like, if there is going to be a piece of local legislation,” Mrs Lam explained to reporters at a media session ahead of the Executive Council meeting today.

The Chief Executive noted she proposed enacting the Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law through local legislation subsequent to its likely inclusion in Annex 3 of the Basic Law, having taken into account the business community’s possible concern.

“We could be in a better position to explain the purpose of this Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law and to take into account Hong Kong’s actual situation before we prepare this piece of local legislation.”