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South China Morning Post, 21.12.18 68.
oppose repeal
of Emergency Regulations
M independent to respect the laws of Hong-
kong in future or that they be sent to the Mainland.
Chinese newspapers this week agreed with the
The Sing Tao Jih Pao Governor that it was not fully supported the Go- wise at the present time vernor's stand that the to repeal the Emergency should not be repealed at Emergency Regulations Regulations in view of the the present time. It said leftists' undisguised that despite all criticisms,
except schemes to carry on with none,
leftists, felt threatened by these regula- their "struggle" against tions which did not affect all lawful authority.
law-abiding citizens.
One daily suggested that if there was to be an exchange deal for the release of Reuter's Anthony Grey from
The Sing Tao Man Pao agreed with its sister daily that the Emergency Regula- tions had not caused inconvenience to law-abiding
1 house arrest in Peking, it people in Hongkong.
should include conditions put-
any
Cil-
ting released detainees in The regulations, it said, Hongkong under an obliga- should continue to be tion to respect the laws of forced until all threats to the Hongkong or be sent to the Colony's security China mainland.
The Tin Tin Yat Po said, that although the effects of last year's Communist-insti- gated civil disturbances had! worn off, the threat to inter- nal security remained. This, it contended, was implied in the Governor's statement that the Emergency Regulations could not be repealed at the present time and that the 16 remaining detainees would be released only when they were no longer a security risk.
The newspaper took the Governor's reluctance to dis- close what course of action { was being contemplated for the release of Mr Anthony Grey, the Reuter correspon- dent under house arrest in Peking, to mean that some 1 sort of deal was being work-
ed out.
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However, added the news→
, paper, any "exchange deal” must be on condition that the
released detainees undertake
moved.
were re-
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