THE Government appears to have yet to decide when the controversial ordinance on sedition should come into effect, following its amendment by the ousted legislative council.
Delaying the legislation indefinitely could be unconstitutional, ousted Democratic Party legislator James To Kun-sun.
Subversion and secession, together with the act of treason, were scrapped from the Crimes (Amendment) (No 2) Ordinance by the ousted legislature - to pre-empt post-handover mainland attempts to define subversive activities.
And the offence of sedition was more narrowly defined where 'intention of causing violence or creating public disorder or a public disturbance' was required.
Tung Chee-hwa has said that the bill would be reviewed by the provisional legislature or the first legislature to be elected in May next year.
Meanwhile, the Executive Council decided there was no need to freeze the ordinance, which should come into operation on a day appointed by the Secretary for Security. No date has been fixed so far and Mr To queried the need to delay the bill.