HONG KONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
5 July 1989
香港立法局
一九八九年七月五日
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本人希望強調的是,英國政府不應該因「中英聯合聲明」已經符合港人的利益,香港的未來有 了保障,而以為已經盡了自己的責任。我認為,真正確保港人對聯合聲明的執行和落實恢復信心 ,是目前首要的工作。所以,盡速解決目前港人的信心危機,讓香港人在必要時可以有一道「太 平門」,是照顧港人利益的第一步。而怎樣寫好基本法,加速本港政制的民主步伐,貫徹中英聯 合聲明的精神,同樣是英國政府在這過渡期間的重要任務。
本人謹希望英國政府在考慮外交事務委員會提交的報告建議時,能仔細三思其建議對香港帶來 的影響,並且在各方面照顧我們香港人的利益。只有這樣,英國將為它百多年來在香港的管治, 再添上光榮的一頁!
主席先生,我謹此陳辭,支持動議。
DR. TSE: Sir, many eloquent words have been said both inside and outside this Chamber in support of the OMELCO efforts on the right of abode issue. As a Member of this Council, I am proud of the dignified ways my colleagues have conducted themselves throughout this campaign. Just to set the record straight, I have always felt that the campaign has the unanimous support of the OMELCO Members, and not as reported by some newspapers last week. I for one, as a Member from the electoral college, signed up from the very beginning to join the special working group to give support to the two Senior Members during their London mission. Other Members, both from the electoral college and from the functional constituencies, have worked side by side with the appointed Members as a team, regardless whether they had signed up before. To me, this noble spirit of working together without ganging up (7) is exactly the kind of spirit we must endeavour to foster, and is also the spirit our OMELCO colleagues have enjoyed most of the time. I sincerely hope that this image is properly reflected by the press.
Sir, in one of the briefing sessions in which I participated as a Member of the special working group, I was asked why OMELCO put so much effort in fighting a cause which seemed to have little chance of success. To that question, I gave my reply: there are things in life one would calculate the chance of success before deciding whether to pursue; but there are other things in life one would pursue regardless; and I believe that the nationality issue belongs to the latter. As I see it, the issue is a matter of cardinal principle and justice. The British Government has, through a series of parliamentary acts, unilaterally and systematically taken away the rights of its citizens in Hong Kong who are entitled to them either by birth or through naturalization. It is only right that our OMELCO colleagues should try our best to claim them back for those who want them. Whatever the outcome, our commitment to do what is
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