Korea's presidential office Cheong Wa Dae said Monday that no decision has been made yet over whether President Park Geun-hye will veto a controversial bill that will enable parliament to open hearings more frequently.

After the revision to the National Assembly Act was passed Thursday, Cheong Wa Dae called for an "immediate" amendment to it, arguing that it would paralyze government affairs and give inordinate power to the legislature.

The bill has emerged as yet another point of conflict between the government and opposition parties as Park seeks to forge cooperative ties with the opposition forces that secured a majority in the incoming National Assembly that begins its four-year term next Monday. The ruling Saenuri Party bagged only 122 seats in the 300-member Assembly in last month's general elections.

"Various rumors have been circulating (over what Park will do about the bill), but nothing has been decided as of yet," presidential spokesman Jeong Yeon-guk told reporters.

"We will review it when it is sent to the government."

The bill was handed over to the government for presidential endorsement on Monday.

Officials said that the bill is unlikely to be handled at Tuesday's Cabinet meeting due to a lack of time for review. The president is scheduled to embark on an 11-day trip to Africa and France on Wednesday.

After the bill is handed over to the government, the president, as outlined in the Constitution, has 15 days to approve or veto it. (Yonhap)