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THURSDAY, JUNE 1, 1989

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CURRENT DRAFT PROVIDES GOOD FRAMEWORK

START THE

DRAFTING IT IS BOTH UNREALISTIC AND UNNECESSARY TO OF THE BASIC LAW ALL OVER AGAIN AS THE CURRENT DRAFT PROVIDES A GOOD FRAMEWORK ON WHICH FURTHER IMPROVEMENTS MUST BE BUILT, THE HON MARTIN BARROW SAID IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY THURSDAY).

SPEAKING IN THE MOTION DEBATE ON THE DRAFT BASIC LAW, MR

ALREADY CONTAINED MANY

MAJOR

BARROW POINTED OUT THAT THE NEW DRAFT IMPROVEMENTS, WHICH INCLUDED THE LOWU CONCEPT FOR THE LEGISLATURE,

HE HOWEVER,

SAID UNCERTAINTY OVER THE CONTINUITY OF INSTITUTIONS AND PERSONALITIES COULD HAVE BEEN TO CONFIDENCE.

PARTICULARLY

DAMAGING

KONG

THAT

THE

BASIC

MUST

IN ORDER TO REASSURE THE PEOPLE OF HONG LAW WOULD BE ADHERED TO, MR BARROW SAID THREE ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS BE PRESENT IN THE FINAL DRAFT.

BALANCES

THESE ELEMENTS WERE: FIRST, THE CHECKS AND

ON RULE OF EXECUTIVE POWER THAT EXISTED IN THE PRESENT SYSTEM, WITH THE

CHECKS AND LAW ADMINISTERED BY AN INDEPENDENT JUDICIARY; SECOND, THE

THAT FLOWED BALANCES

FROM AN EFFECTIVE FORM OF REPRESENTATIVE

FUNDAMENTAL POLICIES GOVERNMENT; AND THIRD, THE

IN THE

JOINT DECLARATION.

LAID DOWN

TO LOOK

AGAIN AT THOSE KONG PEOPLE

HE ALSO ADVISED HONG KONG DRAFTERS CLAUSES WHICH RELATED TO THE RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS OF HONG AND ENSURED THAT THERE WERE NO AMBIGUITIES.

BE

BY OMELCO IN MR BARROW WELCOMED THE UNANIMOUS POSITION TAKEN

2003 YEAR

AND ALSO PROPOSING A DIRECTLY ELECTED LEGISLATURE BY THE

ELECTED DIRECTLY

BY THAT THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE SHOULD

2003. HE THERE CONSIDERED THAT THESE WERE SENSIBLE PROPOSALS ON WHICH HE HOPED WOULD BE UNITED SUPPORT FROM THE HONG KONG COMMUNITY.

BENEFIT "IF HONG KONG IS TO REMAIN PROSPEROUS NOT ONLY FOR THE

THE BENEFIT OF CHINA, AN OF THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG, BUT ALSO FOR

IS TO ENSURE THAT OBJECTIVE

IT REMAINS AN OPEN AND IMPORTANT INTERNATIONAL CITY IN EVERY RESPECT," HE SAID.

HE SAID THE NEW DRAFT CONTAINED IMPROVEMENTS RELEVANT TO HONG KONG AS AN INTERNATIONAL CENTRE.

"IT IS ALSO ENCOURAGING THAT, UNDER ARTICLE RESIDENTS OF THE SAR SHALL HAVE THE RIGHT TO VOTE STAND FOR ELECTION REGARDLESS OF THEIR RACE.

26,

AND

PARTICULARLY

ALL

THE

PERMANENT RIGHT TO

GENERALLY SYMBOLIC OF THE

ENJOYED NEED TO

"SUCH AN ARRANGEMENT GOES BEYOND THE RIGHTS BY NON-NATIONALS AROUND THE WORLD, AND IS KEEP HONG KONG AS INTERNATIONAL AS POSSIBLE," HE SAID.

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