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April on life to

Speech by the Honourable the Chief Secretory

Mr D R Ford, LVO, OBE, JP

In the Legislative Council

on 11 March 1987

Public Order (Amendment) BILL 1986

Resumption of Debate

17/3/97

PA

Sir.

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RECEIVED A REGISTRY

2 O MAR 1987

FICER

REGISTRY

Action Taken

53/3

I would like to thank all those members who have

spoken this afternoon. All have expressed with great

conviction their strongly-held views and the debate, evid

so far, has been lively and stimulating. It is further

evidence, if any were required, of the freedom which we

all enjoy to speak our minds.

When I introduced this bill Into this Council

over two months ago I emphasized the fact that it followed

a long and thorough review of existing legislation dealing with the control of publications in Hong Kong. A

result of that review which the media asked for and

supported, the Bills

We

Introduced into this council

REPEALED, I repeat REPEALED,

repeat REPEALED. the following provisions

which had been on the Statute book for over 30 years:

:

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