THURSDAY, JUNE 1, 1989
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CURRENT DRAFT PROVIDES GOOD FRAMEWORK
START THE
DRAFTING IT IS BOTH UNREALISTIC AND UNNECESSARY TO OF THE BASIC LAW ALL OVER AGAIN AS THE CURRENT DRAFT PROVIDES A GOOD FRAMEWORK ON WHICH FURTHER IMPROVEMENTS MUST BE BUILT, THE HON MARTIN BARROW SAID IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY THURSDAY).
SPEAKING IN THE MOTION DEBATE ON THE DRAFT BASIC LAW, MR
ALREADY CONTAINED MANY
MAJOR
BARROW POINTED OUT THAT THE NEW DRAFT IMPROVEMENTS, WHICH INCLUDED THE LOWU CONCEPT FOR THE LEGISLATURE,
HE HOWEVER,
SAID UNCERTAINTY OVER THE CONTINUITY OF INSTITUTIONS AND PERSONALITIES COULD HAVE BEEN TO CONFIDENCE.
PARTICULARLY
DAMAGING
KONG
THAT
THE
BASIC
MUST
IN ORDER TO REASSURE THE PEOPLE OF HONG LAW WOULD BE ADHERED TO, MR BARROW SAID THREE ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS BE PRESENT IN THE FINAL DRAFT.
BALANCES
THESE ELEMENTS WERE: FIRST, THE CHECKS AND
ON RULE OF EXECUTIVE POWER THAT EXISTED IN THE PRESENT SYSTEM, WITH THE
CHECKS AND LAW ADMINISTERED BY AN INDEPENDENT JUDICIARY; SECOND, THE
THAT FLOWED BALANCES
FROM AN EFFECTIVE FORM OF REPRESENTATIVE
FUNDAMENTAL POLICIES GOVERNMENT; AND THIRD, THE
IN THE
JOINT DECLARATION.
LAID DOWN
TO LOOK
AGAIN AT THOSE KONG PEOPLE
HE ALSO ADVISED HONG KONG DRAFTERS CLAUSES WHICH RELATED TO THE RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS OF HONG AND ENSURED THAT THERE WERE NO AMBIGUITIES.
BE
BY OMELCO IN MR BARROW WELCOMED THE UNANIMOUS POSITION TAKEN
2003 YEAR
AND ALSO PROPOSING A DIRECTLY ELECTED LEGISLATURE BY THE
ELECTED DIRECTLY
BY THAT THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE SHOULD
2003. HE THERE CONSIDERED THAT THESE WERE SENSIBLE PROPOSALS ON WHICH HE HOPED WOULD BE UNITED SUPPORT FROM THE HONG KONG COMMUNITY.
BENEFIT "IF HONG KONG IS TO REMAIN PROSPEROUS NOT ONLY FOR THE
THE BENEFIT OF CHINA, AN OF THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG, BUT ALSO FOR
IS TO ENSURE THAT OBJECTIVE
IT REMAINS AN OPEN AND IMPORTANT INTERNATIONAL CITY IN EVERY RESPECT," HE SAID.
HE SAID THE NEW DRAFT CONTAINED IMPROVEMENTS RELEVANT TO HONG KONG AS AN INTERNATIONAL CENTRE.
"IT IS ALSO ENCOURAGING THAT, UNDER ARTICLE RESIDENTS OF THE SAR SHALL HAVE THE RIGHT TO VOTE STAND FOR ELECTION REGARDLESS OF THEIR RACE.
26,
AND
PARTICULARLY
ALL
THE
PERMANENT RIGHT TO
GENERALLY SYMBOLIC OF THE
ENJOYED NEED TO
"SUCH AN ARRANGEMENT GOES BEYOND THE RIGHTS BY NON-NATIONALS AROUND THE WORLD, AND IS KEEP HONG KONG AS INTERNATIONAL AS POSSIBLE," HE SAID.
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