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Ambassador Chak Mun See (Singapore)
C.ii Follow-up to the review of legislation of Belize; Cyprus; El Salvador; Hong Kong, China; Indonesia; Israel; Korea; Macau, China; Malta; Mexico; Poland; Singapore; and Trinidad and Tobago
17. With regard to the 13 Members whose legislation had been reviewed at the last meeting, the Chairperson recalled that at the end of the meeting answers to some questions posed had remained outstanding. Responses had since been received from Israel; Korea; Macau, China; Malta; Mexico; Singapore; and Trinidad and Tobago. These were in the process of being circulated in the IP/Q/ series of documents. However, some responses remained outstanding from Belize, Cyprus and Mexico. He suggested that the items concerning the review of the legislation of El Salvador; Hong Kong, China; Indonesia; Israel; Korea; Macau, China; Malta; Poland; Singapore; and Trinidad and Tobago be deleted from the agenda, it being understood that any delegation should feel free to revert to any matter stemming from this review at any time. Furthermore, the Council might urge those Members who still had responses outstanding to submit these without delay, and agree to revert to the item concerning the review of Belize, Cyprus and Mexico at its next meeting.
IP/C/M/28