THURSDAY, JUNE 1, 1989
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༣.
ANYONE WHO
REFERRING TO THE RIGHTS OF NON-CHINESE NATIONALS IN CHAPTER MR BARROW SAID IT NEEDED TO BE MADE ABSOLUTELY CLEAR THAT
AUTOMATICALLY TAKE HONG HAD BEEN IN HONG KONG FOR SEVEN YEARS COULD
IN HIS KONG AS HIS OR HER PLACE OF PERMANENT RESIDENCE AND CONTINUED OR HER CHOSEN PROFESSION OR VOCATION WITHOUT OR REQUIREMENTS.
ANY SPECIAL PROCEDURES
ANY
BASIC LAW SHOULD CLEARLY IN ADDITION, HE SUGGESTED THAT THE
KONG WITH SPELL OUT THAT PEOPLE OF CHINESE RACE WHO RETURNED TO HONG FOREIGN PASSPORTS WOULD BE TREATED AS FOREIGN NATIONALS JUST LIKE OTHER FOREIGNER HERE AND SO WOULD BE ENTITLED TO CONSULAR PROTECTION.
AND ESPECIALLY THE PARTICULAR ATTENTION INTERNATIONAL
"THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY IN HONG KONG, VARIOUS CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE, WILL NO DOUBT PAY TO THE BASIC LAW FROM THE STANDPOINT OF HONG KONG AS AN CENTRE AND THEY SHOULD SUBMIT VIEWS TO THE DRAFTERS,
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HE SAID.
"IN CONSIDERING THESE IMPROVEMENTS, WE SHOULD ALSO
KINGDOM GOVERNMENT, THE ESSENTIAL SUPPORT OF THE UNITED REMAINS TO ENSURE THAT THE BASIC LAW DOES NOT CONTRAVENE OR THE SPIRIT OF THE JOINT DECLARATION,
..
HE ADDED.
THE REMARKABLE
ACKNOWLEDGE WHOSE ROLE THE LETTER
UNITY
OF
IN
OF
FINALLY, MR BARROW POINTED OUT THAT HONG KONG PEOPLE DISPLAYED IN THE PAST TWO WEEKS MUST BE HARNESSED THE VITAL WORK ON THE BASIC LAW AND IN ENSURING THAT THE PRINCIPLE "ONE COUNTRY, TWO SYSTEMS" COULD BE ADHERED TO IN PRACTICE.
HE CALLED ON HONG KONG PEOPLE TO PLAY A ROLE TO SAFEGUARD UNITY, WHICH WAS CLEARLY THE WISH OF THE COMMUNITY.
THIS
HIGH DEGREE OF AUTONOMY VITAL TO HKSAR
* * *
THE ABILITY TO CARRY OUT THE
COMMITMENT OF GIVING THE HONG CONSIDERABLE DEGREE OF
KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION (HKSAR) A AUTONOMY WAS THE KEY TO MAINTAINING BOTH LOCAL AND FOREIGN CONFIDENCE, THE HON PAUL CHENG SAID TODAY (THURSDAY).
MR CHENG WAS SPEAKING IN THE MOTION DEBATE ON THE DRAFT BASIC LAW.
THAT
SUFFICIENT
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL DURING THE
GUARANTEES OF
FREEDOMS
AND
HUMAN
KONG.
HE SAID RIGHTS WOULD RESULT IN GREATER CONFIDENCE IN THE FUTURE OF HONG EMIGRATION WAS DIRECTLY RELATED TO FEELINGS OF CONFIDENCE.
HE THEREFORE SUGGESTED THAT CHINA MUST
OF THE HKSAR, AT LEAST ON BEHALF
COVENANT ON INTERNATIONAL INTERNATIONAL COVENANT ON ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS.
TO AND CIVIL
MAKE ARRANGEMENTS. BECOME A SIGNATORY TO POLITICAL
AND RIGHTS
OR
THE
THE
/TURNING TO
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