1.
the
Summary Translation of Press Cutting
from Ta Kung Pao dated 18 April 1988
Author: TONG Yuk-hon
Title:
Local People
a
Joint
It was argued that since there has not been definition for "local people" in the past, the existing TV Ordinance has adopted a nationality requirement as regards
of control
TV stations. Now that the Declaration has provided clear definition for "local
the TV Ordinance could people"
now be amended by replacing the nationality requirement with a right of abode requirement.
2.
The author refuted the above argument as faulty in two respects
statement that (a) The
there has been no definition for "local people" is inaccurate. The author suggested that the term "Hong Kong belonger" as defined in the Immigration Ordinance (enacted in 1971) has already provided definition for
for "local people". The right of Hong Kong belongers of not being deportable is
to comparable the right of abode of permanent residents of the future SAR.
a
(b) The necessary legislative amendments to bring the Immigration Ordinance into line with the
the
of abode right
in provisions
Joint Declaration have not been completed, e.g. foreign nationals are at present still not eligible for
ID cards permanent
cards (through Indent II), and therefore the new definition of "local people" could not be considered as well-defined. The author cautioned that if nationality Ordinance hastily situation, we are foreign nationals
we
were
replace
to requirement in the TV regardless of the practical bound to be criticized by as advocating "racism".
the