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CHINESE CITIZENS, SHOULD ENJOY THE RIGHT TO PARTICIPATE IN STATE AFFAIRS WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE LAW. HOWEVER, IN DOING SO, THEY SHOULD RESPECT THE SOCIALIST SYSTEM ON THE MAINLAND AND OBSERVE THE STATE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS. IT WAS NECESSARY TO GUARD AGAINST A SMALL NUMBER OF PEOPLE WITH ULTERIOR MOTIVES WHO WANTED TO TURN HONG KONG AND MACAU INTO A BASE FOR OVERTHROWING THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT AND THE SOCIALIST SYSTEM.
5. COMMENTING ON LI'S CALL FOR VIGILANCE AGAINST TURNING HONG KONG INTO A BASE FOR SUBVERSION AGAINST CHINA, LI HOU, TOLD NEWSMEN IN PEKING (23.3) THAT THE REASON WHY CHINA HAD REPEATEDLY WARNED AGAINST USING HONG KONG AS A BASE FOR SUBVERSION AGAINST CHINA WAS THAT HONG KONG POSED A THREAT TO CHINA'S NATIONAL SECURITY. HE POINTED OUT THAT SOME HONG KONG PEOPLE'S SUPPORT FOR THE BROADCASTS OF THE ''GODDESS OF DEMOCRACY' VESSEL WAS ONE OF THE THREATS. HE SAID THAT EVEN IF THE NUMBER OF THESE PEOPLE WAS VERY SMALL, THEY
STILL POSED A THREAT.
BILL OF RIGHTS
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JI PENGFEI, SAID THAT THE PROPOSED BILL OF RIGHTS, WHICH WAS INTENDED TO BE IN FORCE AFTER 1997, WAS A MAJOR ISSUE FOR HONG KONG AND THAT THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT SHOULD BE CONSULTED, THE MEDIA (23.3) REPORTED IN GOOD COVERAGE. JI SAID THAT CHINA WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE PROPOSED BILL. QUOTING A HKG SOURCE, THE ORIENTAL DAILY NEWS (26.3) SAID THAT IF THE FUTURE SAR LEGISLATURE AND THE STANDING COMMITTEE OF THE NPC DID NOT REPEAL A BILL OF RIGHTS IN THE TERRITORY, THE BILL WOULD CONTINUE TO ENJOY SUPREMACY OVER OTHER LOCAL LAWS AFTER 1997 AS IT WAS BEFORE 1997. HOWEVER, IF THE BILL WAS REPEALED AFTER 1997, THE AUTHORITIES CONCERNED SHOULD EXPLAIN SUCH A MOVE TO HONG KONG PEOPLE, THE SOURCE SAID.
7. ICAC NOTED THAT ITS WIDE-RANGING POWERS MIGHT NOT BE COMPATIBLE WITH INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS STANDARDS AND THE PROPOSED BILL OF RIGHTS, THE MEDIA 21 22.3) REPORTED IN GOOD COVERAGE. THE COMMISSION ARGUED THAT THE SCOPE OF THE INVESTIGATIVE POWERS WAS THE MINIMUM NECESSARY FOR IT TO STAND A REASONABLE CHANCE OF PURSUING CORRUPTION ALLEGATIONS SUCCESSFULLY AND THAT IT WOULD PROPOSE TO EXEMPT THE COMMISSION FROM THE BILL OF RIGHTS. HOWEVER, THE PROPOSALS HAD MET STRONG OPPOSITION FROM THE COMMUNITY, INCLUDING THE BAR ASSOCIATION, THE LEGCO AD HOC GROUP ON THE BILL OF RIGHTS AND SOME JURISTS.
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8. THE MEDIA (22.3) ACCORDED EXTENSIVE COVERAGE TO THE
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