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PUBLIC ORDER (AMENDMENT) ORDINANCE: PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION
1.
MR ROBERT ATKINS HAS TABLED A PQ FOR WRITTEN ANSWER ON 3
APRIL, AS FOLLOWS:
TO ASK THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS, WHAT REPRESENTATIONS HE HAS HAD ABOUT THE HONG KONG PUBLIC ORDER (AMENDMENT) BILL, AND IF HE WILL MAKE A STATEMENT.
2.
WE PROPOSE TO SUBMIT THE FOLLOWING DRAFT REPLY:
HOWE
WE HAVE RECEIVED A NUMBER OF REPRESENTATIONS ABOUT THIS ORDINANCE. IN REPLY WE HAVE MADE CLEAR THAT WHILE THIS IS PRIMARILY A MATTER FOR THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT WE
ITS OVERALL EFFECT SUPPORT THE ACTION THEY HAVE TAKEN.
IS SIGNIFICANTLY TO LIBERALISE CONTROLS OVER THE MEDIA, WHICH ALREADY ENJOY CONSPICUOUS FREEDOM.
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