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than you saying 'To take into account formulation', still rejecting the compliance formulation.
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According to the Bar Association and the Law Society,
the 'take into account' formulation does not give any
counter-balancing effect, meaning that the concession made by the Government has no substance. It is merely a
gesture.
I agree with the Bar Association and the Hong Kong Law Society on this, but after all, this is the first time
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will
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the long run, it only has abi
significance.
The Government's compromise is only a gesture
and a gesture is a gesture, no more, but it is a little better than no gesture at all. I will keep on fighting
for the deletion of political censorship from the Bill. I have been The much criticised Public Order Amendment) Ordinance that
told that
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steamrolled passed the Council is to be reviewed soony.
from what I heard
I will continue fighting for, and battling on,
the review of the Bill in the near future. I am a Legislative
representing Councillor who hee returfied from the Education Functional
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account for 80 percent of the Members in the Constituency.
The Executive Committee of the PTU has discussed what stand should I take regarding the Bill. I was instructed by PTU to abstain from voting on the Bill.
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colleague Mr, Martin Lee.
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Once again, I have to pay tribute to my Honourable
Sir, these are my remarks.
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