藍laam4紙zi2

English

1. blueprint
2. bill submitted to the Secretariat of the Legislative Council by the administration in Hong Kong, which must be publicized in traditionally blue-paper-printed Legal Supplements: No.3 - Bills, Hong Kong Government Gazette before the legislation procedures start

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 出版之前印出嚟校對、睇排版嘅樣本，一旦確認，就送去正式印刷，冇得再改（量詞：張／份）
2. 喺香港亦會指已經由行政當局呈交畀立法會秘書處嘅法律議案。法律草案喺立法程序啓動之前，必須首先喺《香港政府憲報》「第三號法律副刊 - 條例草案」公佈。藍紙嘅稱呼係源於第三號副刊以藍紙印製嘅傳統。

Examples

• 藍紙草案

  blue bill

• 老總喺港聞版藍紙簽咗名喇。

  Chief Editor has signed on the blueprint of the Hong Kong news section. ----

• 以白紙形式發表草案，之後先到藍紙形式，曾經係政府嘅慣例。

  Publishing bills in white form first and then blue form used to be the government's custom.