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Sir,

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DRAFT SPEECH BY HON. MARTIN LEE, LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL 11TH MARCH

PUBLIC ORDER AMENDMENT BILL 1986

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QC, JP 1987

2ND READING

this Bill.

I rise with sadness to oppose the second reading of

There is sadness in my heart because in the light of such strong public demands for a postponement of any further

reading of this Bill, the Administration has still declined to

move for an adjournment.

Sir, let me first declare my interest as one of the

legal advisers of the Hong Kong Journalists Association.

Today will go down in history as a very important

day for Hong Kong. It is either going to be a

a mournful day depending on how we vote.

glorious day or

The issue now before this Council is of fundamental

importance to all the people of Hong Kong because it affects

freedoms not only today, not only for the next 10 years, but also for the 50 years beyond

1997.

their

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