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FRIDAY, APRIL 27, 1990

GOVT WILLING TO LISTEN TO VIEWS ON BILL OF RIGHTS: GOVERNOR

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VIEWS

THE GOVERNMENT WILL BE VERY WILLING ΤΟ LISTEN то ANY THAT CHINA MIGHT HAVE ON THE BILL OF RIGHTS, THE GOVERNOR, SIR DAVID WILSON, SAID TODAY (FRIDAY).

ASKED BY REPORTERS TO COMMENT ON CHINA'S REACTION TO THE BILL OF RIGHTS AFTER THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIAL SERVICE INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM, SIR DAVID SAID THAT THERE WAS NOW A LONG PERIOD OF CONSULTATION ON THE BILL OF RIGHTS IN WHICH ANYBODY COULD PUT FORWARD THEIR VIEWS.

"IF THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT HAVE VIEWS ON IT, ON THE DETAILS OF IT, THEN OF COURSE WE WILL BE VERY WILLING TO LISTEN TO THEM.

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"WE WANT TO BRING IN THE BILL OF RIGHTS AND WE THINK IT IS ENTIRELY CONSISTENT WITH WHAT IS IN THE JOINT DECLARATION AND THE BASIC LAW. BOTH OF THOSE DOCUMENTS PROVIDE FOR THE INTERNATIONAL COVENANTS TO BE APPLIED. TO HONG KONG AND THAT'S WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO DO," HE SAID.

15TH MEETING OF SINO-BRITISH JOINT LIAISON GROUP

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FOLLOWING IS THE COMMUNIQUE OF THE 15TH MEETING OF THE SINO-BRITISH JOINT LIAISON GROUP:

THE SINO-BRITISH JOINT LIAISON GROUP HELD ITS 15TH MEETING IN PEKING FROM APRIL 24 TO-2,7, 1990.

THE TWO SIDES HAD A FRANK EXCHANGE OF VIEWS ON THE PROVISIONS OF THE JOINT DECLARATION RELATING TO NATIONALITY ISSUES AND ON THE CONVERGENCE OF CIVIL RIGHTS LAW BEFORE AND AFTER 1997.

ON THE BASIS OF" THE WORK OF ITS STANDING SUB-GROUP ON

INTERNATIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS THE JOINT LIAISON GROUP REACHED AGREEMENT IN PRINCIPLE ON MỌNG KONG'S CONTINUED PARTICIPATION AFTER 1997 IN THE ACTIVITIES OF THE INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATION SATELLITE ORGANISATION AND THE INTERNATIONAL MARITIME SATELLITE ORGANISATION,

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THE TWO SIDES HAD A FURTHER EXCHANGE OF VIEWS ON THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COURT OF FINAL APPEAL IN HONG KONG, AND AGREED THAT EXPERTS WOULD MEET BEFORE JLG XVI TO DISCUSS RELEVANT DETAILS.

JURISDICTION AND

THE TWO SIDES DISCUSSED QUESTIONS RELATING TO THE LOCALISATION OF LEGISLATION ON CRIMINAL ASPECTS OF ADMIRALTY REACHED AGREEMENT ON MOST POINTS.

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