A WIDE-RANGING bill which seeks to eliminate discrimination will be tabled to the Legislative Council in May despite a government call for deferral. Independent legislator Anna Wu Hung-yuk said there was a pressing timetable and she needed to complete scrutiny of the bill before her Legco term ended in 1995. But the lack of government support would mean possible delays in the setting up of a Human Rights Commission to settle complaints, she said. ''I tried my best to exclude any financial implications from the Equal Opportunities Bill - it can be introduced as soon as I am ready. It will not be delayed by the fact that the Government needs time for consultation.'' If endorsed, the bill will form a full-scale legal framework against the discrimination on the grounds of sexuality, race, disability, age, religious and political convictions and union membership, as well as criminal convictions. Exception is provided for charities, religious bodies and voluntary bodies. Ms Wu said the bill would not need any government expenditure and should not be affected by the outcome of departmental consultation. Legislators and concerned groups will be consulted in March and the bill will be tabled to the Legislative Council for first reading by as early as May. At a meeting with officials of the Home Affairs Branch on Monday, Ms Wu was told more time would be needed for the Government to study the bill, which would have an intensive impact on society if enacted. The Principal Assistant Secretary for Home Affairs, Duncan Pescod, said the Government had sent out consultation letters to the policy branches and was awaiting their replies. He refused to go into details of the consultation, but said it was only at a preliminary stage. Mr Pescod said a detailed study would be needed on a bill which carried such an intensive impact. He warned that chaos would result if the Government failed to make a comprehensive assessment of its impact. Stressing the tight schedule, Ms Wu called on the Government to submit its opinion in phases so she could take that into consideration in phases.