MONDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1984
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+FURTHERMORE, I BELIEVE THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG MAY NOT ASK FOR AMENDMENTS TO THE ORIGINAL TEXT OF THE AGREEMENT, BUT SEEK TO STRIKE A COMPROMISE, SAY, BY WAY OF EXCHANGE OF MEMORANDUM ACCEPTABLE TO BOTH SIDES IN ORDER TO SUPPLEMENT ON CERTAIN IMPORTANT ISSUES.
+TO ALLOW THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG THE ALTERNATIVE OF NO CHOICE CAN EASILY ROUSE THEM TO ADOPT A HELPLESS AND INDIFFERENT ATTITUDE,+ HE SAID.
MR WONG CONSIDERED SETTING UP THE ASSESSMENT OFFICE +A WASTE OF HONG KONG TAXPAYERS' MONEY+ AS THERE WERE ALREADY MANY CHANNELS WHEREBY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC OR ORGANISATIONS COULD MAKE THE IR VIEWS KNOWN. SUCH AS THROUGH THE CITY AND NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION AND THE UMELCO OFFICE.
HE BELIEVED THAT HONG KONG PEOPLE SHOULD NOT FEEL WORRIED AND SCARED.
+1 FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT ON THE BASIS OF THE SINO-BRITISH AGREEMENT UNDER THE TERMS OF THE COMPREHENSIVE AND INTRICATE BASIC LAW, WITH THE SINCERITY OF THE UK AND CHINESE GOVERNMENTS WORKING TOGETHER TO PRESERVE HONG KONG'S PROSPERITY AND STABILITY, WITH CHINA ACTIVELY PURSUING THE NON-INTERVENTION POLICY, WITH MANY OTHER COUNTRIES LENDING SUPPORT TO THE SINO- BRITISH AGREEMENT AND CONTINUING TO MAINTAIN AND EXTEND THE AGREEMENTS SIGNED WITH HONG KONG, WITH THE HONG KONG PEOPLE TAKING A POSITIVE ATTITUDE TO FACE THE FUTURE, THERE IS REALLY NO NEED FOR HONG KONG PEOPLE TO FEEL WORRIED AND SCARED, HE SAID.
PEOPLE'S CONCERN OVER CONSCRIPTION RAISED BY K.F. HO
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PROVISIONS SHOULD BE MADE FOR OVERSEAS CHINESE OF INTERNATIONAL REPUTATION TO SERVE ON THE BASIC LAW DRAFTING COMMITTEE AND FOR PEOPLE FROM VARIOUS SECTORS OF OUR COMMUNITY TO BE REPRESENTED ON ITS SPECIALIST SUB-GROUPS, DR THE HON HO KAM-FAI SAID IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (MONDAY).
SPEAKING IN SUPPORT OF THE MOTION ENDORSING THE AGREEMENT, HE SAID IT WAS INADEQUATE TO RELY ON MERE CONSULTATION WITH HOVE KONG PEOPLE IN THE PROCESS OF FORMULATING THE BASIC LAW.
HE ALSO BELIEVED THAT CERTAIN ASPECTS OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION (SAR) AND THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT NEEDED TO BE DEFINED IN MORE UNEQUIVOCAL TERMS, HE SAID.
/HE SAID