The Government will introduce the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2025, which proposes miscellaneous amendments to various statutes, in the Legislative Council on April 16.
The bill amends outdated references including “Crown”, “Governor”, “Secretary of State”, “Her Majesty”, “overseas”, “country” and “country or territory”, as well as references to UK legislation, in various enactments.
It also updates or amends certain texts, references and terminology in specific ordinances and subsidiary legislation.
Moreover, the bill repeals a number of enactments, or provisions or references in others, which have become obsolete, and makes miscellaneous minor, or technical, amendments to some enactments.
The Department of Justice said the proposed amendments mainly arise from the Systematic Review of Statutory Laws of Hong Kong.
It added that the amendments included are largely minor, technical and non-controversial but are useful for the purpose of updating or improving legislation.
In respect of the proposed amendments, the department said no objections have been received from stakeholders consulted.
The department issued an information paper to the LegCo Panel on Administration of Justice & Legal Services in February, briefing members of the panel on the major proposals to be included in the bill.
The bill will be published in the Government Gazette tomorrow.
