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Hong Kong SAR, China

Region	East Asia & Pacific
Income Group	High income
GNI Per Capita (USD$)	46,310
Overall Score	5

Question	Answer	Note
Do ministries or regulatory agencies develop forward regulatory plans – that is, a public list of anticipated regulatory changes or proposals intended to be adopted/implemented within a specified time frame?	Yes, throughout government	The Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region sets out the systems practiced in Hong Kong, including the social and economic systems as well as the executive, legislative and judicial systems. Article 73(1) of the Basic Law provides the Legislative Council (LegCo) with the powers and functions to enact, amend or repeal laws in accordance with the provisions of this Law and legal procedures. The LegCo is the law-making body of Hong Kong. A proposed regulation should go through the legislative procedures in the LegCo before it becomes a law. The Government develops and issues a regulatory plan (i.e. a list of proposed regulations to be introduced) to the LegCo at the start of each legislative year.
Are these plans available to general public?	Yes	Plans are distributed through the LegCo website (https://www.legco.gov.hk/).
Do ministries or regulatory agencies publish the text or summary of proposed (not yet adopted) regulations before their enactment?	Yes, throughout government	Proposed regulations are published in the gazette before scrutiny at LegCo.
Where is the draft text or summary published?	On a unified website where all proposed regulations are published; printed in a federal journal or similar publication; directly distributed to intere... More On a unified website where all proposed regulations are published; printed in a federal journal or similar publication; directly distributed to interested stakeholders.	https://www.legco.gov.hk/general/english/proposal/proposal.htm Published at: http://www.gld.gov.hk/egazette/english/search_gazette/search_legal_notice.html Through liaison meetings, seminars, briefings, letters, printed advertisements, etc.
Do ministries or regulatory agencies have the legal obligation to publish the text of proposed regulations before their enactment?	Yes, throughout government	For primary laws: Article 73(1) of the Basic Law provides the LegCo with the powers to enact laws in accordance with the provisions of the Basic Law and legal procedures. Article 75 of the Basic Law provides that the rules of procedure of the LegCo shall be made by the LegCo on its own. (i.e. Rules of Procedure of the LegCo). Rule 52 of Rules of Procedure of the LegCo stipulates that the text of the bill should be published in the Gazette when a proposed regulation is first presented to the LegCo. For secondary regulations: Section 34(1) of the Interpretation and General Clauses Ordinance stipulates that the text of all subsidiary legislation should be published in the Gazette before scrutiny at the LegCo.
Is the entire text of the proposed draft published?	Yes, throughout government	The entire text of proposed regulations should be published in the Gazette before scrutiny at LegCo.
Is there a period of time set by law for the text of the proposed regulations to be publicly available?	Yes	For primary laws: Rule 52 of Rules of Procedure of the LegCo For secondary regulations: Section 34(1) of the Interpretation and General Clauses Ordinance

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