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Question: What did the Chief Secretary say to you today?
CJ: I just told her what happened and I am going to tell her in writing what my view on the legal problem is, the jurisprudential problems.
Question: You envisage that there is a legal problem?
CJ: Well perhaps 'problem' is the wrong word. The legal arguments on that point.
Question: (Inaudible)
CJ: (In Chinese) I will make one point. Almost always, a link is made to the question of the Chief Executive after 1997 and the Court of Final Appeal. I can tell you that these subjects are not on my mind.
End/Monday, November 13, 1995
Hong Kong Bill of Rights Ordinance
In response to media enquiries on the Bill of Rights Ordinance, a government spokesman today (Monday) said as follows:
"The Legislative Council will hold a motion debate on the proposals of the Legal Sub-Committee of the Preliminary Working Committee in relation to the Bill of Rights Ordinance (BORO) on Wednesday, November 15, 1995.
"The Secretary for Home Affairs, Mr Michael Suen, will speak for the Government in the debate and in his speech will explain in detail why there is no doubt that the BORO is consistent with both the Joint Declaration and the Basic Law and that it has a status no different from that of any other ordinance.
"He will describe the effect that the BORO has had on law enforcement in Hong Kong and the review of legislation to ensure consistency with both the BORO and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) which under article 39 of the Basic Law will continue to apply to Hong Kong after 30 June 1997.