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TRAFSCRIPT B: BUFG KONG SALECT COMMITTEE MEETING
22 MAR 89
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FORFICK SECRETARY (COFTE):
One of the features one must notice is that the provisions
of the Joint Declaration are very expressly designed to be
applicable to the area of the Hong Kong SAR and there are
provisions for treatment outside as being separate.
is that there
The only other thought I can add, of course,
is this tremendous economic interlocking taking place and that
there are now more people over the border from Bong Kong employed by Hong Kong enterprises than there are employed in manufacturing enterprises in Hong Kong, so there is a tremendous coming together and I dare say that as that process continues, people will begin talking about further aspects of integration. It may be that company law, for example, will begin flourishing on the mainland
side of the frontier, but I think that we must limit our vision.
CHAIRMAN:
Thank you!
Could we, still sticking with the Basic Law,
look at some of the human rights implications?
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VELZI:
Sir Geoffrey, on any negotiations that we take part in, one
of the most important things is human rights and I think you would
agree this is one of the top things of any negotiations.
It has been suggested to us that the provisions of the
International Covenant on Human Rights should be enshrined in the
Basic Law itself. Would you agree?