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【引渡惡法】北歐商會聯署倡港府全面諮詢 警告匆匆立法將損害香港商貿聲譽

蘋果日報 2019/06/07 17:10

一國兩制《逃犯條例》引渡惡法北歐商會

自政府就「送中條例」公佈最新的修訂,幾乎所有平日與內地有密切聯繫的本地商會,均紛紛「跪低」,稱接受有關修訂和支持立法,但多個國際商會繼續向「送中條例」說不。繼香港美國商會後,連香港的歐洲商會也發聲,要求全面諮詢。
由香港丹麥商會、香港芬蘭商會、香港挪威商會和香港瑞典商會,組成的「北歐商會」,就逃犯條例修訂發表聯合聲明,指今次修訂將會大大影響香港對外的法律和司法安排,條例落實時將會對在香港的國際公司有重大影響。北歐商會要求政府全面諮詢今次修例,警告若法案未經正常立法程序,將損害香港的國際商貿中心聲譽。
北歐商會指,留意到立法會以一個極快途徑處理今次條例草案,但卻沒有透徹的諮詢和全面的立法審議。北歐商會認為,為了商界長遠利益,條例草案應有全面諮詢,又指如果該條例草案未經正常立法程序而成為法律的話,香港作為一個穩定和透明的商貿中心的聲譽,可能受到損害。
商會指若法案能在立法會經過辯論的階段,並有足夠時間全面和真正考慮法律界、商界和其他組織的意見,以令進一步的保障措施能透過修正案提出,這便可確保有關法案與香港的司法系統和法治水平並行。商會又指,商界希望條例能有透明度,故任何保障措施也應透過法律賦權。
北歐商會的聲明全文:
Joint statement by the Danish Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong, the Finnish Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong, the Norwegian Chamber of Commerce Hong Kong, and the Swedish Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong (jointly the “Nordic Chambers”):
With a combined membership of several hundred companies, the Nordic Chambers represent a wide variety of businesses from the Nordic region, ranging from start-ups to multinationals. Despite differences in size and scope of operations, the Nordic companies in Hong Kong share a fundamental appreciation for the stability and transparency provided by the Special Administrative Region’s system of rule of law under One Country, Two Systems. Confidence in the quality and integrity of the legal system is central to Hong Kong’s competitiveness and its reputation as an international business centre.
Regarding the proposed fugitive offender ordinance or “extradition bill”, as it represents a major change to Hong Kong’s external legal and judicial arrangements, its adoption is likely to have important implications for international businesses operating here. It is therefore with concern that we have observed how the extradition bill currently pending in the Legislative Council has been fast-tracked without the thorough consultation and full legislative scrutiny that is customary for a piece of legislation of this nature. The Nordic Chambers believe that the long-term interests of the business community would be best served by a full consultation on the subject matter of the bill, and that Hong Kong’s reputation as a stable and transparent centre for commerce and trade risks being damaged, should the bill become law without having gone through the normal legislative process.
【民陣6.9反惡法遊行】
日期:6月9日(日)
集合地點:維園草地
時間:下午2時30分集合,3時正起步
遊行路線:維園草地遊行至金鐘添美道立法會
(資料來源:民陣)
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