I refer to the report headlined, 'Error-ridden laws prompt drafting query' (South China Morning Post, March 8).
In the report the Equal Opportunities Commission questioned the 'quality of law drafting' and suggested that there were problems 'of negligence of law drafting' and 'careless mistakes'.
This naturally aroused concern about the standard and performance of law drafters.
The duty of a law drafter is to communicate policy decisions having legal consequences in a clear, unambiguous legislative form.
His major task is in the field of communication and he does his job on the basis of policy instructions.
The alleged 'problems' and 'mistakes' concern the inclusion or otherwise of certain provisions in the Disability Discrimination Ordinance.
