The Archives Law Group Committee under the Hong Kong Legal Reform Commission proposed yesterday that the SAR Government entered into a "Archive Law" to strengthen public and historical archives management.However, some members of the Legislative Council criticized that the relevant suggestions to avoid penalties may eventually make the "Archive Law" a toothless tiger.
After studying the laws and operation methods of the Archives Law Group under the French Reform Council, after studying the laws and operations of Australia, England, Ireland, New Zealand, and Singapore, it published a 172 -page consultation document yesterday. For the current public archives management system, it needs reformAnd what kind of reform plan is used to consult public opinion.
The most critical consultation question is whether it should establish a "archive method" for Hong Kong.The consultation document indicates that the position refers to the measurement of the "Archive Law" to further strengthen the management, protection and preservation of Hong Kong public archives and historical archives.
Covering the scope of effective method, Singapore, UK, etc.
The group committee believes that the scope of the public institution that should cover the law can imitate the practice of England, Ireland and Singapore.As for the supervision of the archives management organs, it should be treated with individual situations.
As for government personnel, should it be considered illegal if the government personnel are destroyed by the file without authorization?The consulting documents did not make a clear state, and said that Australia and other places set unauthorized destroyed files as illegal, but England did not set up any crimes.The group committee believes that the relevant measures can be implemented in stricter ways, but it is equally important to strengthen archives management culture and awareness.
The consultation document consultation period is three months, until March 5 next year.After the committee sorted out the opinions, the final report will be proposed to the French reform meeting.
Liao Changcheng, chairman of the Archives Law Committee, was asked at a press conference yesterday at a press conference. When asked about the punishment of the archives without authorization, he said that he was still in the consultation stage and emphasized that the practice in various places was inconsistent, so everyone needed opinions.
As for whether the legislation can be completed during his tenure during the chief executive Lin Zhengyue, Liao Great Wall has not responded specific. He only said that after collecting the opinions, he will discuss it, and the opinion will be handed over to the French reform meeting.EssenceThe specific time depends on how much social opinions are. You cannot use time as a restriction or a hasty.
The Hong Kong Government Executive Department issued a statement yesterday, and the Archives Law Committee of the French Reform Council was welcome to start public consultation on the "Archive Law".The Department said that the archives have actively improved the current archival management system in the past few years, including tightening government departments to delay the transfer of historical archives, issuing detailed file deposit period for review and guidelines, setting up an appeal channel for the historical archives to enter the historical archiveswait.
