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WEDNESDAY, JULY 5, 1989

HE POINTED OUT THAT COMMENTS FROM THE FOREIGN AFFAIRS COMMITTRE THAT THERE WAS NO ALTERNATIVE TO MANDATORY REPATRIATION, REPRESENTED A ACCEPTANCE OF THE MAJOR STEP FORWARD IN GAINING UNDERSTANDING AND SCREENING POLICY.

ALLOWED ACCEPTING THE FAC'S VIEW THAT HONG KONG PEOPLE MUST BE

BEFORE AND AFTER 1997, TO DECIDE ON THEIR OWN SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT SIR DAVID SAID: "WE WILL NOW BE RE-EXAMINING THE DECISIONS CONTAINED IN THE 1988 WHITE PAPER CONCERNING THE COMPOSITION OF THE COUNCIL IN 1991.

LEGISLATIVE

THE NUMBER OF "IN SO DOING WE WILL BE CONSIDERING NOT ONLY

OF MEMBERS TO BE DIRECTLY ELECTED AT THAT TIME BUT ALSO THE POSITION

AND THOSE ELECTED OFFICIALS, AND THE NUMBER OF APPOINTED MEMBERS THROUGH FUNCATIONAL CONSTITUENCIES," HE SAID.

SIR DAVID URGED COUNCIL MEMBERS TO TAKE THE LEAD IN BUILDING ON CLEAR VIEW THE CONSENSUS WHICH WOULD PROVIDE THE GOVERNMENT WITH A FROM THE PEOPLE ON WHICH TO BASE ITS DECISIONS.

SAID IT WAS

THE

ON THE FAC'S RECOMMENDATION, THE CHIEF SECRETARY GOVERNMENT'S INTENTION TO INTRODUCE APPROPRIATE FORM AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

A BILL OF RIGHTS IN AN

FAC'S RECOMMENDATIONS ON NATIONALITY UNACCEPTABLE

* *

THE BASIS ON WHICH RECOMMENDATIONS ON NATIONALITY WERE MADE THE FOREIGN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE (FAC) REPORT IS UNACCEPTABLE, AND OF THE ARGUMENTS PUT FORWARD ARE FALLACIOUS.

IN

SOME

HON ALLEN OFF A

THE SENIOR MEMBER OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, THE LEE, SAID THIS IN THE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY) WHEN LEADING

DEBATE ON THE REPORT.

NOTE

A

THE MOTION MOVED BY MR LEE READ: "THAT THIS COUNCIL TAKES

THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT OF THE FAC REPORT AND URGES STRONGLY THAT SHOULD URGENTLY TAKE ADEQUATE AND APPROPRIATE MEASURES TO ENSURE

KONG INCLUDING THE SAFE AND SECURE FUTURE FOR THE PEOPLE OF HONG RESTORATION OF FULL BRITISH CITIZENSHIP TO BRITISH SUBJECTS

KONG.

"

IN HONG

MR LEE CRITICISED THE REPORT FOR FAILING TO TRANSLATE BRITAIN'S ACTION IN "UNIQUE OBLIGATION" TOWARDS ITS SUBJECTS INTO RESPONSIBLE

ABODE IN ONE VERY IMPORTANT AREA THE RESTORATION OF THE RIGHT OF BRITAIN TO BRITISH SUBJECTS IN HONG KONG,

HE SAID THAT ONE OF THE FALLACIOUS ARGUMENTS PUT FORWARD IN THE REPORT WAS THAT THE INSURANCE POLICY CONCEPT WAS "CONFUSING",

/IN FACT