GENERAL
INTRODUCTION
3.
Hong Kong is a British Colony. Human rights have been treated in a cavalier manner all along. The development of justice and growth of human rights have never been able to parallel Hong Kong's rapid development into a great business metropolis.
Events happening in the past two years showed that the Hong Kong Government is mounting up its treading on human rights. Wo feel that the Government tries to maintain the status quo by oppressive measures so as to maximize its own profit and those of the United King- dom and the big business-men making their fortunes here.
The major issues which the Government took strict control or suppressed belonged to one of the following three categories:
1. Political organizations and issues--- in order to attract foreign investments, Hong Kong has to be a politically stable city, as least for the next decade. Any issue that threatens stability or harms its relationship with friendly countries will not be tolerated. The anti-Japanese demons- tration in 1971 and the petition to the New China News Agency by the Revolution Marxist League in 1979 belonged to this category.
2. Issues concerning with land and housing--- because of the
limited land available and the continuous growing population with the even more rapid growth of industries and commercial enterprices, land has become very precious in Hong Kong. Land is sold
pieces by pieces at unrealistically high
prices by the Government. Housing requires land and thus its price has also become unrealistic. The Government tried to alleviate the tension by providing cheaper public housing, but because of its lack of sincerity and profit-mindedness, the building and distribution of these houses have attracted the most severe criticism from local residents. The high- handed way to deal with these problems is to suppress oppos- ition, even with force and violence. Protest by squatters at Yan Yi Village in 1972; the Choi Yuen Village incident in
-
1
-
No comments yet.
Private notes are available after approval.