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THURSDAY, JUNE 6, 1991

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AMENDMENT TO HK LETTERS PATENT

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ADDING A NEW COVENANT

THE HONG KONG LETTERS PATENT WILL BE AMENDED BY PARAGRAPH PROVIDING THAT THE PROVISIONS OF THE INTERNATIONAL ON CIVIL AND POLITICAL RIGHTS (FCCPR) AS APPLIED TO BE IMPLEMENTED THROUGH THE LAWS OF HONG KONG.

HONG KONG SHALL

BE

VIL OF THE COMING INTO MADE UNDER RESTRICTED

THE NEW PARAGRAPH, WHICH WILL BE ADDED TO ARTICLE AFTER THE PRINCIPAL LETTERS PATENT, ALSO PROVIDES THAT OPERATION OF THE AMENDMENT, NO LAW OF HONG KONG SHALL WHICH THE RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS ENJOYED IN HONG KONG WILL BE IN A MANNER INCONSISTENT WITH THE ICCPR AS APPLIED TO HONG

KONG.

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ANNOUNCING THIS, A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY

(NO. 2)

2) WHICH HAD RECENTLY THAT THE HONG KONG LETTERS PATENT 1991 BEEN APPROVED WOULD BE PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE TOMORROW.

"THE AMENDMENT WILL COME INTO OPERATION ON SATURDAY THE SAME DAY THAT THE HONG KONG BILL OF RIGHTS - ORDINANCE EFFECT, HE SAID.

TI

WHICH

IS

INCONSISTENT

(JUNE 8), COMES INTO

ICCPR

SIX "THE BILL OF RIGHTS ORDINANCE WILL, SUBJECT TO A FREEZE ON

ANOTHER ORDINANCES FOR A PERIOD OF ONE YEAR WHICH MAY BE EXTENDED FOR

LEGISLATION ENACTED YEAR BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, STRIKE DOWN ANY

THE

AS WITH BEFORE ITS COMMENCEMENT

PATENT WILL PREVENT APPLIED TO HONG KONG, WHILE THE AMENDED LETTERS

VALIDLY ENACTED ON HEING

AFTER OR

THE ANY SUCH LEGISLATION FROM

OF RIGHTS ORDINANCE," COMMENCEMENT DATE OF THE BILL EXPLAINED.

HE

INTENTION NOTED

THE GOVERNMENT'S THAT AMENDMENT TO THE LETTERS PATENT WAS ANNOUNCED BY THE ON JULY 25, 1990 WHEN INTRODUCING THE HONG KONG BILL 1990 INTO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

THE AMENDMENT REFLECTED A SIMILAR PROVISION IN THE BASIC LAW, HE ADDED.

OF

THE SPOKESNAN

SEEKING

THE

CHIEF SECRETARY

OF RIGHTS BILL,

ARTICLE 39 OF

ACTIVE TRADING IN EXCHANGE FUND BILLS

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(THURSDAY} PUBLISHED A

THE OFFICE OF THE EXCHANGE FUND TODAY REPORT REVIEWING THE DEVELOPMENTS OF THE EXCHANGE FUND BILLS PROGRAMME SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN MARCH 1990.

AS AT MAY 31 1991, THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF BILLS

+ AROUND $10.7 BILLION, THE REPORT NOTED.

OUTSTANDING WAS

/THE REPORT