摘要
本地订立的法例是香港新法例最主要的来源。法例是一套规管社会，并传达对公众有法律後果的政府政策决定的成文规则。随着香港社会迅速发展，本地法例的数量亦不免增加。这种现象在所有司法管辖区都很常见。有志于维护法治的立法者、法律草拟人员及社会人士一直都很关注应如何修撰数量日增的法例，使其既清晰准确，又容易理解。
Locally made legislation is the most important source of new law in Hong Kong. Legislation is the set of written rules that regulate society and communicate government policy decisions that have legal consequences for the public. In step with the rapid development of society in Hong Kong, the volume of local legislation has inevitably grown. This phenomenon is common to all jurisdictions. The question of how to shape this increasing volume of legislation in a way that makes the law clear, precise and accessible has always been a concern for legislators, legislative drafters and members of society who are interested in upholding the rule of law.
