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Mr. MARTIN LEE: Sir, what were the considerations which led
the learned Attorney General to the conclusion that there was
conviction under section 27 in
no
prospect of securing a
relation to these matters ? Is it because he takes the view
that there was no false news
news published ? ΟΙ was he of the
view that there was no sufficient publication or was he of the
view that there was no likelihood of causing alarm to a
section of the public ?
Attorney General: Sir, it was none of those alternatives so
conveniently offered by Mr. LEE. My answer is that I do not
believe that anything in the cases as described in the
question comes anywhere near the intended scope of this
offence. That is the reason I have given to this Council.
Mr. JACKIE CHAN: Sir, would the Administration kindly confirm
that a statement of a politically sensitive nature would not
be falsely attributed to persons holding official rank in the
People's Republic of
Republic of China, the British or the Hong Kong
Government, bearing in mind in particular the psyche of this
community at a time of constitutional reform in the run-up to
1997 ?
H.E. THE PRESIDENT: Mr. CHAN, that question doesn't seem to
relate to the original question. Could you rephrase it in a
form that relates to the original question ?
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