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Transcript of FS's media session
Following is the transcript of the media session by the Financial Secretary, Mr Donald Tsang, after officiating at the Hong Kong Note Printing Ltd today (Monday):
Question: Do you agree with Newsweek Magazine which accused Hong Kong's tycoons of betraying their pro-democracy middle class?
FS: Well, I don't think the governor used exactly those words. I men you've heard what the Governor said. I have very little more to add.
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Amended Immigration (Amendment) Bill forwarded to LegCo
In response to press enquiries, a government spokesman today (Monday) confirmed that an amended version of the Immigration (Amendment) Bill 1996 had been forwarded to the Legislative Council.
"We do not agree that the original Bill is contrary to our obligations under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights as applied to Hong Kong or that the Bill is unconstitutional in any way or provides for arbitrary or indefinite detention," the spokesman said.
"We have proposed an amended version of the Bill to allay any concerns that the Administration was seeking to impose unnecessary restrictions on the courts.
"The amended Bill in no way affects the court's ability to consider any evidence before it and to make its own judgment, while maintaining the objective of the original Bill."
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