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TO IMMEDIATE F C O
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INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG, UKREP JLG HONG KONG
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BILL OF RIGHTS CHINESE TITLE.
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WE SHARE THE MISGIVINGS IN TUR ABOUT TRANSLATING THE
TITLE INTO CHINESE AS QUOTE RENQUAN XUANYAN UNQUOTE.
1.
QUOTE RENQUAN XUANYAN UNQUOTE IS THE STANDARD CHINESE TRANSLATION
FOR BOTH THE FRENCH DECLARATION OF THE RIGHTS OF MAN AND OF THE
CITIZEN AND FOR THE UN DECLARATION ON HUMAN RIGHTS. BOTH OF THESE ASSOCIATIONS WOULD RAISE SUSPICIONS IN THE MINDS OF THE
SENIOR LEADERSHIP HERE. IT IS ALSO MISLEADING TO TALK OF A QUOTE DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS UNQUOTE ORDINANCE, WHEN IN FACT WE ARE SEEKING TO GIVE LEGAL EFFECT TO THE ICCPR.
2.
WE AGREE WITH PARA 2 OF TUR THAT QUOTE RENQUAN FA UNQUOTE
OUGHT NOT TO BE OBJECTIONABLE FROM A MAINLAND POINT OF VIEW.
HAVING CRITICIZED THE CONCEPT SEVERELY, THE CHINESE ARE UNLIKELY TO BE UNDULY FUSSED ABOUT THE TITLE. THE IMPORTANT CONSIDERATION
IS THAT CHINESE-SPEAKING RESIDENTS OF HONG KONG SHOULD HAVE AN
ACCURATE TRANSLATION OF THE ENGLISH TITLE. WE ALSO AGREE THAT QUOTE RENQUAN FA'AN UNQUOTE IS PREFERABLE TO QUOTE RENQUAN
XUANYAN UNQUOTE.
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