THE Government was criticised yesterday for its slow progress in amending legislation that contradicts the Bill of Rights.
Members of the Legislative Council's Constitutional Development Panel were dismayed by a government report that said amendments would not be completed until late 1994 - three years after the Bill was adopted.
The Places of Public Entertainment Ordinance, Theft Ordinance and the Marriage Ordinance are among the latest batch of laws to be updated in line with the rights bill.
The Places of Public Entertainment Ordinance gives discretionary powers to the police and the Commissioner for Television and Entertainment Licensing to stop entertainment and issue permits for public entertainment respectively.
The Theft Ordinance provides unequal treatment against ex-convicts handling stolen goods.
The Marriage Ordinance discriminates against mothers by not giving them the right to give consent for the marriage of their children if they are under 21.