TNAG-1366-FCO40-1812-Hong-Kong-Legislative-Council-(Powers-and-Privileges)-Bill-1-1985 — Page 23

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DRAFT SPEECH BY HON STEPHEN CHEONG, OBE, JP

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

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26.6.85

Legislative Council (Powers and Privileges) Bill 1985

Committee Stage

I move that Clause 14 (2) be amended as set out in the

paper tabled before the Council today.

The proposed amendments, if adopted, would result in a

new Clause 14(2) as detailed below:

"No person, other than a public officer acting with

the consent of the Governor, shall before the Council

or a committee

(a) give any evidence; or

(b) produce any paper, book, record or document,

relating to the correspondence concerning

(1) any naval, military or air force matter or

of any other matter relating to the security

of Hong Kong: or

(2) the responsibilities of Her Majesty's

Government in the United Kingdom otherwise

than with respect to the Administration of

Hong Kong by its Government,

nor shall secondary evidence be received by or produced before the Council or a committee of the

contents of any such paper, book, record or document."

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