The legislature’s 2nd Standing Committee has delayed the submission to the government of its members’ proposed changes to an anti-smoking bill because of disagreements over the representation of lawmakers’ opinions to be contained in a memorandum on the issue.
The committee, headed by lawmaker-cum-restaurateur Andrew Chan Chak Mo, is reviewing the government-initiated amendment bill article-by-article. The bill will later undergo a final article-by-article vote in its second reading during a plenary session of the legislature.
The bill aims to update the Tobacco Prevention and Control Law which was enacted in 2011.
Lawmaker Andrew Chan Chak Mo speaks to reporters after a closed-door meeting in the legislative chamber yesterday. Photo: Leong Lok Ian
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