LEGISLATORS will be consulted before the Governor's top advisory body decides when to put the controversial electoral bill to the Legislative Council.
Although officials have indicated the earliest possible date for tabling the electoral bill for the 1994-95 elections would be March 31, it is understood the Government is more likely to introduce the draft legislation to the law-making body on April 21.
Such an arrangement is seen as a conciliatory gesture to China in the hope that Beijing may resume talks over Hongkong's future constitutional development.
Executive Councillor Professor Felice Lieh-mak said the Council had set aside two dates, namely next Wednesday and April 21 as appropriate for handing the bill to legislators.
But asked if April 21 was the deadline, Professor Lieh-mak said: ''That's not the case. We have to see how the situation develops.'' She said Exco members would meet Legco members in the next few days to gauge their views.
Her colleague Ms Rosanna Wong Yick-ming said no timetable had been fixed on when to table the bill, but added that the views of the public and legislators would be listened to when making the decision.
