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WEDNESDAY, JULY 5, 1989

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TRIPARTITE APPROACH TO UPHOLD JD URGED

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NOTHING SHORT OF A TRIPARTITE APPROACH TO UPHOLD THE JOINT VETEN DECLARATION COULD SAVE HONG KONG FROM ITS PREDICAMENT. THE HON WONG SAID IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNC11. TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

SPEAKING IN THE MOTION DEBATE ON THE FOREIGN AFFAIRS REPORT. MR WONG SAID THE TRIPARTITE APPROACH WAS:

CHINA MUST LIVE UP TO ITS PROMISES TO ITS OWN THERE WAS TO BE ANY TRUST IN "ONE COUNTRY. TWO SYSTEMS".

BRITAIN

COMM) SEE

CITIZENS IF

BY

DECLARATION MUST FULFIL ITS ROLE IN THE JOINT AGREEING TO SPEED UP DEMOCRATIC REFORMS AND GUARANTEES OF BASIC RIGHTS IN HONG KONG LEGISLATION.

HONG KONG ITSELF MUST WORK HARDER THAN EVER TO MAKE SURF THE THAT

ONE COUNTRY, TWO SYSTEMS FORMULA WOULD BE IN EVERYBODY'S INTEREST TO WORK ON.

MR

SAID WONG

THAT ON JUNE 12 HE WROTE TO

BASIC THE

LAW

CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE TO SAY IE HAD DECIDED

HIS TO SUSPEND PARTICIPATION IN THE WORK OF THE COMMITTEE PENDING THE RECEIPT OF CLEAR SIGNALS FROM CHINA THAT IT WOULD TRULY HONOUR ITS OBLIGATIONS IN THE JOINT DECLARATION.

"T SUGGEST THAT THIS CAUTIOUS APPROACH то THE BASIC LAW DRAFTING SHOULD BE ADOPTED IN VIEW OF THE SIGNIFICANT IMPACT THE LEGAL DOCUMENT HAS ON HONG KONG'S FUTURE." HE SAID.

HE

ADDED

SURVEY THAT HE HAD MADE A QUESTIONNAIRE OF THE MEMBERS

HONG KONG SOCIETY

ON OF ACCOUNTANTS CONSENSUS ON THE PACE OF DEMOCRATIC REFORM.

AMONG ALL THE OMELCO

THE

MAJORITY

OF THE

SURVEY HAD FOUND THAT THE OVERWHELMING RESPONDENTS CONCURRED WITH THE OMELCO CONSENSUS.

BASIC

OF THE PROCESS

OF

MR WONG ALSO SAID THE BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL GROUP

CONSULTATIVE

IN COMMITTEE

THE MEMBERS WAS LAW INSTRUCTING TWO LEADING CONSTITUTIONAL LAWYERS OF INTERNATIONAL REPUTE TO GIVE EXPERT OPINIONS ON THE DRAFT BASIC LAW.

"I BELIEVE THAT WE SHOULD ASK PEKING FOR AN EXTENSION OF

THE CONSULTATION PERIOD.

LOST BY NOT ONLY TO MAKE UP FOR THE TIME

RESULT OF MAINLANDERS NOT BEING ABLE TO GET THEIR ACT TOGETHER AS A

IMPLICATION

THE

THE TURMOIL.

DEPTH THE BUT ALSO FOR US TO EXAMINE IN RECENT EVENTS IN CHINA WILL HAVE ON OUR OWN RIGHTS AND SAFETY.

I ALSO BELIEVE THAT THE PROMULGATION OF THE BASIC LAW WILL NOW HAVE TO BE DELAYED," HE SAID.

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