Legal Affairs Bureau (DSAJ) Director Liu Dexue said yesterday that the inadequate number of legal translators had created a bottleneck in the efficient drafting of bills and regulations.
He also said that it could take two or three years for the bureau to recruit enough legal translators proficient in Portuguese and Chinese to overcome the bottleneck.
Liu made the remarks after attending a meeting of the Legislative Assembly 1st Standing Committee. Government representatives including Liu attended the meeting to discuss a government-drafted bill on freezing assets in the fight against terrorism.
