Publications
Submissions to Government
Arrangements for Filling Vacancies in the Legislative Council
On 20 September 2011, CCPL submitted a brief to the Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Bureau on the arrangements for filling vacancies in the Legislative Council. The submission discusses the inherent weaknesses of the four options suggested by the consultation paper and offers a 'fifth option' for reform; a replacement mechanism similar to the British model of filling in casual vacancies in the European Parliament.
Submission to LegCo Panel on Public Service: May 2010
Political Reform Proposal: Breaking the Deadlock: February 2010
On 19 February 2010, CCPL submitted its final proposals for reform of the Election Committee and Legislative Council for 2012 to the Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Bureau. These submissions may be downloaded here:
Reform Methods for Selecting the CE in 2012
LegCo Reforms 2012 and 2016 English
LegCo Reforms 2012 and 2016 Chinese
Timeline of the Mass Resignation Plan
Air Quality Objectives Review: November 2009
Submission to the UN Committee to End Racial Discrimination (CERD): August 2009
Briefing on Hong Kong's Race Discrimination Bill to the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of all Forms of Racial Discrimination: February 2008
Kelley Loper, Research Assistant Professor
Submission on Hong Kong’s International Legal Obligations toward Refugees and Asylum Seekers For Consideration at the Joint Meeting of the Legislative Council Panels on Welfare Services and Security on the situation of asylum seekers, refugees and claimants against torture in Hong Kong: July 2006
Kelley Loper, Research Assistant Professor
Submission to Legislative Council's Security Panel on Police Undercover Operations for Vice Activities for Zi Teng, an organization working to protect the rights of sex workers: April 2006
Simon N M Young, Associate Professor
First submission Download
Administration's response Download
Second submission Download
Submissions to the Constitutional Reform Task Force: September 2004
Simon N M Young, Associate Professor
Submissions on the United Nations (Anti-Terrorism Measures) (Amendment) Bill 2003 by Simon N.M. Young, Associate Professor: January 2004
First submission [PDF]
Administration's response to first submission [PDF]
Second submission [PDF]
Submissions by other parties can be found on the LegCo Bills Commitee website.
"Knock knock, Who's there?" - Warrentless Searches for Article 23 Offences", Simon N.M. Young, Associate Professor: June 2003
Group Submission to the Legislative Council, the Department of Justice, and the Security Bureau of the Hong Kong SAR on the National Security (Legislative Provisions) Bill: May 2003
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Submission on The Proposals to Implement Article 23 of the Basic Law: December 2002
Submission to the Legal Policy Division on its Consultation Paper on Marital Rape and Related Sexual Offences, 17 December 2000
Submission to the Legco Panel on Home Affairs on the Initial Report on the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region under the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, 9 November 1998
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