Hong Kong's political reform package will be unveiled next month, says Carrie Lam
As student leader seeks judicial review, chief secretary insists restarting process is 'unrealistic'
A concrete political reform package will be unveiled next month, the city's No 2 official said yesterday, in the face of a fresh judicial review asking the High Court to order that the government restart the latest consultation.
Expressing concern over potential delays, Chief Secretary Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor reiterated that it was "unrealistic" to believe the reform process could be immediately started afresh if lawmakers were to veto the proposal.
"We hope to announce the results collected from the second round of consultation in April and at the same time may roll out … the reform proposal, which would then be tabled to the legislature," Lam said at a meeting with Sai Kung District Council.
"The package must be voted on before the Legislative Council's summer recess, no matter what."
Her remarks came ahead of the end of the second round of consultation on Saturday.
Secretary for Justice Rimsky Yuen Kwok-keung, attending another district council meeting in Tuen Mun, said the government would look at how to strengthen the public's faith that the 2017 election "won't be the endpoint" and further amendments to the election could be introduced thereafter.