CONFIDENTIAL
機密
This
4
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was amended at a
meeting in 1/90 to read :-
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BLDC Special Group
"(4) Persons who are not of Chinese nationality but who have entered HK with valid travel documents and have
The new requirement is not in the JD and will cause problems to non-Chinese residents born in HK but have never left HK and have
not therefore
with travel documents, and the children of such On 27 Feb, 1990 we drew our
residents.
entered
HK
appreciate fully
the
concerns to the attention of the Chinese, who did not seem to practical problems that would arise from the provision. Peking will be taking this point
up with the MFA.
Public Line: The
Article 64
Issue
potential problems
have been drawn to
Chinese attention. Hope Chinese will look at the provision again.
: The Feb 1989 text reads :
This
"The
by the the
government of the HK SAR must abide the law and shall be accountable to Legislative Council of the Region in following respects : implementing laws passed by
by the Council and already in force; presenting regular reports on its work to the Council; answering questions raised by members of the Council; and obtaining approval from the Council for taxation and public expenditure."
restricts the SARG's accountability in LegCo to four specified areas, and gives rise to the question whether the article provides for comprehensive accountability for matters for which the SARG is responsible. Also, restrictions to such accountability are not provided for in JD 50, which reads :-
"The executive authorities
shall abide
by the law and shall be accountable to the legislature.'
These points and alternative texts were put
to
via
Fifoot/Shao
letter
Chinese the 9/11/89 and S of S's letter of 6/12/89.
of
CONFIDENTIAL #2