WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 11, 1989
BE
DR LEONG SAID HE WAS IN SUPPORT OF THE BILL, THAT THE "DRACONIAN PROVISION" HAD BEEN PROVED TO HONG KONG.
PLEASED TO SEE UNNECESSARY IN
THAT THE HOWEVER, DR LEONG FOUND IT MISLEADING REPEALED THE PUBLIC ORDER AMENDMENT ORDINANCE AND STILL THE FACTORS SUPPORTING RETENTION OF THE CONTROVERSIAL "AS VALID TODAY AS THEY WERE NEARLY TWO YEARS AGO".
ADMINISTRATION THOUGHT THAT PROVISION WERE
WAS MADE TO TRY
TO
"IT GIVES AN IMPRESSION THAT THE REPEAL AVOID TROUBLES AND TO PLEASE THE PUBLIC FOR THE SAKE OF PLEASING THEM. THERE NEEDS TO BE A MORE CONVINCING REASON, HE SAID.
It
THE ADMINISTRATION IS WRONG IN "THE FACT REMAINS THAT
THE WHICH HAS WIDEN RATHER FIRST PLACE TO INTRODUCE THE AMENDMENT BILL
HE ADDED. THAN NARROWED THE CONTROL OVER THE FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION,
"NONETHELESS,
LATE
CORRECTIONS
CORRECTIONS," DR LEONG CONCLUDED.
ARE
BETTER
14
THAN
NO
PUBLIC ORDER (AMENDMENT) BILL BACKED WITH RESERVATIONS
THE DELETION OF SECTION 27 FROM THE PUBLIC ORDER ORDINANCE
BY SOME RESERVATIONS
THE
KINGSLEY SIT HON SUPPORTED WITH (WEDNESDAY).
IF
WAS
TODAY
(AMENDMENT) THERE WAS OF FALSE
SPEAKING IN THE RESUMED DEBATE ON THE PUBLIC ORDER BILL 1988 IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, MR SIT WONDERED STILL A NEED TO PROTECT THE PUBLIC FROM THE POTENTIAL RISKS NEWS REPORTING AS THE ADMINISTRATION HAD ARGUED TWO YEARS AGO.
CHANGED
IN
THE MEANTIME ADMINISTRATION'S CHANGE OF HEART NOW?
"WHAT HAS
"IF THERE
IS
STILL
DANGER
ΤΟ
ENCOURAGE
THE
LEGAL NEWS
PROTECTION REPORTING,
ARE
FOR THE OTHER
FOR A NEED
FALSE OF EXISTING LAWS ADEQUATE TO DO SO?" HE ASKED.
COMMUNITY AGAINST THE
HE SAID THE PUBLIC OF HONG KONG SHOULD BE
GIVEN AN ASSURANCE
EITHER WAY.
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