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THURSDAY, JUNE 1. 1989

PRIDE EXPRESSED IN BELONGING TO HONG KONG

THE HON

IP SAID HENRIETTA

TODAY BELONG OF

LEGISLATIVE COUNCILLOR DR (THURSDAY) THAT SHE WAS PROUD TO BE A CHINESE AND WAS PROUD TO

OUT IN SUPPORT TO HONG KONG WHEN ONE MILLION OF ITS PEOPLE CAME THE BEIJING STUDENTS IN A SENSIBLE AND ORDERLY MANNER.

THAT PEOPLE OF HONG OF CHOICE THEIR IN

MOTION DEBATE

"FROM WHAT HAS HAPPENED, I AM CONFIDENT

WISE WILL BE KONG, EVEN THE MAN ON THE STREET, RULERS, DR IP TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL DURING THE ON THE DRAFT BASIC LAW.

SHE SAID THAT WHAT HAD HAPPENED IN CHINA WAS SAD. BUT RESPECTS, SHE WAS GLAD.

IN MANY

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PEOPLE,

"IT HAS GIVEN THOSE OF US, LIKE MYSELF, BORN AFTER THE WAR, USED TO FREEDOM AND EDUCATED AND WORKING ONLY WITH REASONABLE TO HAVE A REAL TASTE OF UNREASONABLENESS AND LACK OF SAID.

DEMOCRACY," SHE

NOW. WHILE HONG DR IP SAID SHE WAS GLAD THAT IT HAD HAPPENED

ΤΟ AMENDMENTS

DRAFT PROPOSE

THE KONG PEOPLE STILL HAD A CHANCE TO

PROTECT HONG KONG PEOPLE BASIC LAW TO INCLUDE ALL CONTINGENCIES TO AGAINST ALL EVENTUALITIES SUCH AS WHAT HAD HAPPENED IN CHINA.

THAT DANGER

COULD

BRING DIRECT ELECTIONS IN BALANCING THE

THE COMMUNITY "FREE LUNCH" TO A LARGER AND LESS WELL-OFF FRACTION OF

ELECTIONS THEREBY AFFECTING THE ECONOMY, AND THE DANGER THAT INDIRECT COULD BE MANIPULATED TO CREATE OPPRESSION AND SUPPRESSION TO BENEFIT A

A FAR SMALLER

RISK, FEW, IT WAS NOW CLEAR THAT THE FORMER WAS SAID.

WOULD

SHE

BE ABLE ΤΟ REACH A MEMBERS DR IP HOPED THAT OMELCO

LAW, SUCH AS CONSENSUS ON OTHER IMPORTANT ISSUES IN THE DRAFT BASIC

AMENDMENT, ITS

LAW MARTIAL THE INTERPRETATION OF THE BASIC LAW AND

DISSOLUTION OF THE LEGISLATURE, AND ITS IMPOSITION, NEWS BLACKOUT, AND ACCOUNTABILITY OF THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE.

WITH A CONSENSUS AND WITH THE STRONG SUPPORT OF THE ONE HONG KONG, THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY COULD THEN SPEAK WITH

THE BASIC HAVE ONE UNIFIED DEMAND ON THE FINAL VERSION OF SAID.

PEOPLE OF VOICE AND LAW. SHE

SHE SAID IT WOULD BE VITAL TO EXTEND THE BASIC LAW CONSULTATION PROCESS SO THAT A COMPLETE VERSION OF A

THE SUPPORT OF DRAFTERS.

THE

PEOPLE COULD

UNIFIED OMELCO

WITH DEMAND то THE BASIC LAW PRESENTED BE

/SHE SAID