Gov’t plans mechanism to perfect legal systema

Sonia Chan revealed that her cabinet plans to implement a mechanism to better coordinate the legislative process. Unveiling further details of her action plan at the Legislative Assembly (AL), Ms Chan clarified that the government will set up “a legal coordination plan” to improve the legislative process, from the moment a law is drafted until it is passed by lawmakers.
Several legislators reiterated the need to update Macau’s laws, and called for government action on improving the city’s legal system. Lawmaker Melinda Chan recalled that some laws “are outdated” and penalties are “too light.” Legislator Lei Cheng I also stressed that legislation  scneeds revising, lest it “bring difficulties [to] the city’s population.”
“Lawmakers say that the population’s livelihood is being affected by outdated laws. In the current scheme, each service proposes an amendment to a particular law. We will be launching a legal coordination plan, and my cabinet will be responsible [for overseeing] the coordination of the legislative work,” Ms Chan stated.
The secretary added that this mechanism will help her cabinet oversee the legislative process from the beginning until its end. She concluded that, “as Ms Lei Cheng I said, until now the [legislative work] is being done in a rather diffused way, and sometimes there’s a need to create new laws. We want to launch this new regime to better supervise the whole legislative process.” CP