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' b$ `3 u9 f9 @3 [8 N3 {www2.tvboxnow.comPROGRESSIVE LAWYERS GROUPS SHORT COMMENTARY REGARDING SECRETARY FOR JUSTICES RECENT COMMENTS IN RELATION TO THE CO-LOCATION ARRANGEMENT OF THE EXPRESS RAIL LINK* j4 L! N3 l% E! p8 @3 X5 p* H# H
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' j+ g8 e+ }0 j% e+ C! Owww2.tvboxnow.com q% j7 ~1 m6 S8 H公仔箱論壇5.作為律師，我們深切理解沒有憲制性文件可以一成不變。而本港的法院亦經常指出《基本法》本身正是一份活生生的法律文件。然而，當對憲制性文件作出改動前，尤其若果該等改動涉及司法管轄權的轉移及境外法律的應用時，必先提出重大的理由，及經過嚴謹的審查。www2.tvboxnow.com: _# j. k8 [. h0 l3 L
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6.我們認為，只為縮減幾分鐘的旅途時間，而修改《基本法》實在毫無必要，也完全不合常理。同樣地，任何通過扭曲或曲解《基本法》原本清晰的條文和結構，以實行某些所謂的會後共識，必將為《基本法》的憲制性地位及本港的法治帶來沉重的打擊。 " j1 p K3 L2 e1 y3 W v ! c3 V3 F' k% Q8 }公仔箱論壇7.不論其經濟及交通運輸效益，高鐵項目既已耗用850億港元的納稅人公帑，法政匯思理解一地兩檢的安排問題必須得到解決。我們現正探討除了讓內地執法人員來港執法以外，是否有其他法律上可行的辦法可達至相同的目的，並將會適時發表研究結果。 " H" U& b9 ^4 S, e# Wtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb公仔箱論壇# J2 ~! X: A" n( e* ]# r
8. 我們懇請律政司司長能清楚闡述一些符合現行《基本法》的相關建議。TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。- d9 F) @9 K! P: r% v
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法政匯思 2015年11月24日公仔箱論壇4 o( Q# |8 Y8 p+ d
} W5 k& J+ w! S+ vwww2.tvboxnow.com 7 c, y0 ?5 p' i) N$ ]7 X+ @ : S! g, n% t- Z/ Z8 Z9 M4 j8 Rtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb1. On 21st November 2015, Secretary for Justice, Rimsky Yuen, and Secretary for Transport and Housing, Anthony Cheung, met with Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office officials in Beijing to discuss the legal framework regarding the co-location arrangement (“Co-location Arrangement”) at Hong Kong section of Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail Link (“Express Rail Link”). ) r: t0 u8 \" a/ l+ ewww2.tvboxnow.com' z4 |) d, K0 K. |$ ~6 [
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2. The Secretary for Justice confirmed after the meeting that parties had reached a consensus to enable a Co-Location Arrangement, and which would allow Mainland officials to exercise powers under PRC laws within the Hong Kong SAR (“Consensus”). As with the same meeting on 20th May 2015, the Secretary for Justice did not elaborate on details of the Consensus but suggested that such measures will be consistent with the Basic Law. The Secretary for Justice said that Hong Kong and Mainland Chinese officials will discuss the issues again in more detail early in 2016. 0 V% k/ j0 H/ K p; Btvb now,tvbnow,bttvb ) p; o8 w, D2 Ftvb now,tvbnow,bttvb3. We have reviewed and considered various forms of Co-Location Arrangements in different jurisdictions. All such arrangements require the host states to transfer sovereignty in an area of the station to the adjoining state, for the adjoining state's officials to exercise their powers.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb- q2 d) X2 l0 R& |) t
, o" S+ d) C% G3 a- z" [4 ?# ^www2.tvboxnow.com4. However, we consider that the Consensus will be inconsistent with the Basic Law as currently implemented. This is because:公仔箱論壇( R8 e; |6 E8 L& e
Article 18 HKBL prohibits the exercise of mainland law in Hong Kong and PRC Immigration and Customs laws or regulations cannot be introduced through Annex III as these powers are expressly within Hong Kong's autonomy under Article 154 HKBL. ) ?0 \4 O, B7 w8 {8 fTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。Thus, the only way any Consensus can be made to conform with the Basic Law would be to have Articles 18 and 22 HKBL amended, such as to carve out exceptions to enable the Hong Kong SAR Government to disapply the Basic Law to designated territories so as to enable Mainland officials to exercise PRC Laws on immigration, customs and excise within the Hong Kong SAR. 8 U1 ]) l6 f, R4 p- ltvb now,tvbnow,bttvb 0 i: [6 R) l% r5 I- N, L- U公仔箱論壇5. As lawyers, we appreciate that no constitutional text is immutable to change or amendment. The Basic Law itself is described by our Courts as a living instrument. However, when changes are to be made to a constitution, especially when these changes concern the transfer of jurisdictional power and the application of foreign law, such changes must require serious justification and stringent scrutiny. . f M: Q! m- g' \/ d
, j5 G6 f+ G/ ~; w: o+ Swww2.tvboxnow.com6. To amend the Basic Law for the purpose of shaving a few minutes off travel time is in our view, wholly unnecessary and completely devoid of common sense. Similarly and in addition, any attempt at implementing any Consensus that involves any twisting or contorting of the clear text and structure of the Basic Law would cause immense harm to the credibility of the Basic Law as Hong Kong’s constitutional document, as well as the rule of law. & d% a! c( G" I; g# q0 N ; Y* U7 B, Z( t- ]公仔箱論壇7. Having incurred over HK$85 billion of tax-payer money to construct the Express Rail Link, irrespective of the economic or logistical merits of this project, the Progressive Lawyers Group recognize that the issue of Co-Location Arrangement will have to be resolved. We are currently exploring whether there can be legal alternatives to Mainland officials exercising powers in Hong Kong that can substantially achieve the same objectives, and will make our conclusions public at an appropriate time." 1 U1 p( o( o) H# W4 I( H$ ]公仔箱論壇 1 t3 o5 R# ~ R& P: Z公仔箱論壇8. We sincerely invite the Secretary for Justice to elaborate fully on proposals that are consistent with the Basic Law as currently implemented. . E8 b1 L/ k4 E" h M" _) j' E公仔箱論壇2 }" V) {7 F. G! L+ P( ?
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