国内英语资讯:Spotlight: Postponement of HKSAR LegCo election protects peoples welfare: Hong Kong legal
<p><span word="HONG">HONG</span> <span word="KONG">KONG</span>, <span word="Aug">Aug</span>. 2-- <span word="Legal">Legal</span> <span word="professionals">professionals</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="organizations">organizations</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Hong">Hong</span> <span word="Kong">Kong</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="sufficient">sufficient</span> <span word="legal">legal</span> <span word="basis">basis</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="postpone">postpone</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2020 <span word="Legislative">Legislative</span> <span word="Council">Council</span> (<span word="LegCo">LegCo</span>) <span word="election">election</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Hong">Hong</span> <span word="Kong">Kong</span> <span word="Special">Special</span> <span word="Administrative">Administrative</span> <span word="Region">Region</span> (<span word="HKSAR">HKSAR</span>) <span word="for">for</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="safeguard">safeguard</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="well">well</span>-<span word="being">being</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Hong">Hong</span> <span word="Kong">Kong</span> <span word="residents">residents</span>.</p><p><span word="Maria">Maria</span> <span word="Tam">Tam</span> <span word="Wai">Wai</span>-<span word="chu">chu</span>, <span word="deputy">deputy</span> <span word="director">director</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="HKSAR">HKSAR</span> <span word="Basic">Basic</span> <span word="Law">Law</span> <span word="Committee">Committee</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="People">People</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Congress">Congress</span> <span word="Standing">Standing</span> <span word="Committee">Committee</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="dozens">dozens</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="regions">regions</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="postponed">postponed</span> <span word="elections">elections</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="HKSAR">HKSAR</span> <span word="government">government</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="election">election</span> <span word="aims">aims</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="create">create</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="stable">stable</span> <span word="environment">environment</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="concentrate">concentrate</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="dealing">dealing</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="outbreak">outbreak</span>.</p><p><span word="Tam">Tam</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="outbreak">outbreak</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="severe">severe</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Hong">Hong</span> <span word="Kong">Kong</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="poses">poses</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="threat">threat</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="health">health</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="HKSAR">HKSAR</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="reasonable">reasonable</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="legal">legal</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="account">account</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="interest">interest</span>.</p><p><span word="Priscilla">Priscilla</span> <span word="Leung">Leung</span> <span word="Mei">Mei</span>-<span word="fun">fun</span>, <span word="chairwoman">chairwoman</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="LegCo">LegCo</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Panel">Panel</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Administration">Administration</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Justice">Justice</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Legal">Legal</span> <span word="Services">Services</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="HKSAR">HKSAR</span> <span word="Chief">Chief</span> <span word="Executive">Executive</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Council">Council</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="stand">stand</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="test">test</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="law">law</span>. <span word="Postponing">Postponing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="election">election</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="construed">construed</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="depriving">depriving</span> <span word="Hong">Hong</span> <span word="Kong">Kong</span> <span word="residents">residents</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="vote">vote</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="return">return</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Hong">Hong</span> <span word="Kong">Kong</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="vote">vote</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pandemic">pandemic</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="willingness">willingness</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="older">older</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="vote">vote</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="greatly">greatly</span> <span word="reduced">reduced</span>.</p><p><span word="Former">Former</span> <span word="Secretary">Secretary</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Justice">Justice</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="HKSAR">HKSAR</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="Elsie">Elsie</span> <span word="Leung">Leung</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="postponement">postponement</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="election">election</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="aimed">aimed</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="ensuring">ensuring</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="safety">safety</span>, <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="daily">daily</span> <span word="additional">additional</span> <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="over">over</span> 100 <span word="for">for</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="days">days</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="election">election</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="scheduled">scheduled</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="larger">larger</span> <span word="outbreak">outbreak</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="resulted">resulted</span>.</p>
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