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Lee

Foreign Affairs Committee Hearing on 20th April 1989

Transcript of Evidence given by Mr. Martin Lee

MR MARTIN LEE: I, Martin Lee, swear by Almighty God that

the evidence I shall give before this Committee shall be the

truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth, so help me

God.

CHAIRMAN:

Mr. Lee. Good morning, welcome. At your

insistance and request you have just taken an oath because

you wish to give your evidence on oath. That is not the

normal pattern before this Committee and not usually found

necessary. Could I begin by asking you simply why you felt it

necessary to take the oath this morning?

MR MARTIN LEE: Mr. Chairman, I am glad that you gave me

this permission to do so. I find it necessary because I

feel there is too much double talk in Hong Kong. People say

one version in private and say the opposite in public and as

I have not been elected by the people of Hong Kong, although

I care for them, I'd like to be at least answerable to God.

CHAIRMAN:

question.

Well that is a very clear answer to the

Could we therefore move onto your views and

opinions on a number of vital questions about the present

and future Government of Hong Kong. Of course I should say

that a number of your views are well-known to the Committee

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