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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
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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REPEALED, I repeat REPEALED,
repeat REPEALED.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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