WEDNESDAY, JULY 5, 1989
HE POINTED OUT THAT COMMENTS FROM THE FOREIGN AFFAIRS COMMITTRE THAT THERE WAS NO ALTERNATIVE TO MANDATORY REPATRIATION, REPRESENTED A ACCEPTANCE OF THE MAJOR STEP FORWARD IN GAINING UNDERSTANDING AND SCREENING POLICY.
ALLOWED ACCEPTING THE FAC'S VIEW THAT HONG KONG PEOPLE MUST BE
BEFORE AND AFTER 1997, TO DECIDE ON THEIR OWN SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT SIR DAVID SAID: "WE WILL NOW BE RE-EXAMINING THE DECISIONS CONTAINED IN THE 1988 WHITE PAPER CONCERNING THE COMPOSITION OF THE COUNCIL IN 1991.
LEGISLATIVE
THE NUMBER OF "IN SO DOING WE WILL BE CONSIDERING NOT ONLY
OF MEMBERS TO BE DIRECTLY ELECTED AT THAT TIME BUT ALSO THE POSITION
AND THOSE ELECTED OFFICIALS, AND THE NUMBER OF APPOINTED MEMBERS THROUGH FUNCATIONAL CONSTITUENCIES," HE SAID.
SIR DAVID URGED COUNCIL MEMBERS TO TAKE THE LEAD IN BUILDING ON CLEAR VIEW THE CONSENSUS WHICH WOULD PROVIDE THE GOVERNMENT WITH A FROM THE PEOPLE ON WHICH TO BASE ITS DECISIONS.
SAID IT WAS
THE
ON THE FAC'S RECOMMENDATION, THE CHIEF SECRETARY GOVERNMENT'S INTENTION TO INTRODUCE APPROPRIATE FORM AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
A BILL OF RIGHTS IN AN
FAC'S RECOMMENDATIONS ON NATIONALITY UNACCEPTABLE
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THE BASIS ON WHICH RECOMMENDATIONS ON NATIONALITY WERE MADE THE FOREIGN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE (FAC) REPORT IS UNACCEPTABLE, AND OF THE ARGUMENTS PUT FORWARD ARE FALLACIOUS.
IN
SOME
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THE SENIOR MEMBER OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, THE LEE, SAID THIS IN THE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY) WHEN LEADING
DEBATE ON THE REPORT.
NOTE
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THE MOTION MOVED BY MR LEE READ: "THAT THIS COUNCIL TAKES
THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT OF THE FAC REPORT AND URGES STRONGLY THAT SHOULD URGENTLY TAKE ADEQUATE AND APPROPRIATE MEASURES TO ENSURE
KONG INCLUDING THE SAFE AND SECURE FUTURE FOR THE PEOPLE OF HONG RESTORATION OF FULL BRITISH CITIZENSHIP TO BRITISH SUBJECTS
KONG.
"
IN HONG
MR LEE CRITICISED THE REPORT FOR FAILING TO TRANSLATE BRITAIN'S ACTION IN "UNIQUE OBLIGATION" TOWARDS ITS SUBJECTS INTO RESPONSIBLE
ABODE IN ONE VERY IMPORTANT AREA THE RESTORATION OF THE RIGHT OF BRITAIN TO BRITISH SUBJECTS IN HONG KONG,
HE SAID THAT ONE OF THE FALLACIOUS ARGUMENTS PUT FORWARD IN THE REPORT WAS THAT THE INSURANCE POLICY CONCEPT WAS "CONFUSING",
/IN FACT