(1) HK SAR
KSCRET
SOME SUGGESTED THAT PRC SHOULD ALSO SET UP OTHER SARS ALONG
THE SAME LINES AS THE HK SAR TO SHOW SINCERITY AND TO CONVINCE
HONG KONG PEOPLE THAT THE CONCEPT WOULD BE FEASIBLE. ONE
EVEN SUGGESTED THAT THE HK SAR COULD BECOME THE
OF THE EAST'.
(2) CHIEF EXECUTIVE
'SWITZERLAND
SOME SUGGESTED THAT THE GOVERNOR SHOULD BE SELECTED THROUGH
SIMILAR CHANNELS AS STATED IN THE DRAFT AGREEMENT BEFORE 1997,
BUT BE APPOINTED BY HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN TO ENSURE
CONTINUITY AND A SMOOTH TRANSITION TO THE NEW SYSTEM. THE
RIGHT TO DISMISS THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE SHOULD ALSO BE
CLEARLY DEFINED.
(3) JOINT LIAISON GROUP
SOME SUGGESTED THAT WHILST THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE JLG
COULD BE KEPT CONFIDENTIAL, AS STIPULATED IN ANNEX 11, PARA. 10, HONG KONG REPRESENTATIVES, PREFERABLY UNOFFICIALS, SHOULD BE
INCLUDED IN THE JLG AND THE OUTCOME OF CONSULTATION BE MADE
KNOWN TO HONG KONG PEOPLE. ITEMS FOR INCLUSION FOR DISCUSSION
BY THE JLG CAN BE THE FORMULATION OF THE BASIC LAW, THE HK SAR LAW, THE LAW REGULATING ELECTIONS, AND THE DESIGN OF THE HK SAR
FLAG.
(4) HONG KONG PEOPLE'S PARTICIPATION IN CHINA'S NATIONAL
PEOPLE'S CONGRESS
ASSOCIATED WITH THE IDEA OF PARTICIPATION BY HONG KONG
PEOPLE, THERE WAS A CALL FOR STRENGTHENING TIES BETWEEN CHINA AND HONG KONG. IT WAS SUGGESTED THAT DUAL MEMBERSHIP OF PRC
AND HK POLITICAL ORGANISATIONS SHOULD BE ALLOWED 1.E. LOCAL
PEOPLE TO BE MEMBERS OF THE NPC OR CPPCC.
(5) RIGHTS AND FREEDOM
IT WAS SUGGESTED THAT VARIOUS FREEDOMS OF THE PRESS E.G.
IN REPORTING, IN TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS ETC. SHOULD BE WRITTEN
IN DETAIL IN THE BASIC LAW. THERE WAS A CALL FOR THE APPOINTMENT
OF AN OMBUDSMAN. SOME ALSO CALLED FOR THE INVOLVEMENT OF
RELIGIOUS GROUPS IN THE DRAFTING OF THE BASIC LAW. THE FREEDOM
OF RELIGIOUS BELIEF SHOULD INCLUDE 'FREEDOM TO PREACH''.
(6) NATIONALITY, TRAVEL DOCUMENTS/BDTC
THE ACCEPTANCE OF THE NEW TRAVEL DOCUMENTS TO BE ISSUED
BY HK SAR SHOULD NOW BE THE SUBJECT OF DISCUSSION BETWEEN THE HK GOVERNMENT AND OTHER COUNTRIES. THERE WAS A CALL FOR BRITAIN TO RELAX HER PRESENT RESTRICTIONS ON THE RIGHT
OF ABODE IN THE UK BY BDTC PASSPORT HOLDERS AND OTHER HK
RESIDENTS AFTER 1997. IT WAS ARGUED THAT IF CHINA DID NOT
RECOGNIZE THE RIGHT OF BRITISH CONSULAR PROTECTION OF BDTCS,
IT WOULD BE DIFFICULT TO CONVINCE A THIRD COUNTRY TO
RECOGNIZE SUCH RIGHTS.
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