TNAG-2176-FCO40-3113-Hong-Kong-Bill-of-Rights-1990 — Page 93

20-JUL-1990 19:37

CONSTITUTIONAL AFFAIRS BR

852 640 1978 P.00

vito

MENDOUS

the

puolia

receivad

their

5811 TC

Administration the

ALSO

* motion

debate

The Group forwarded its ruport on the Phice

This Council in June this year.

on the Bill of Rights on 2/ June

1290.

the

Administration

made by

group.

has studied Very arefully the

members or the

and by the Ad Hoc

nas given Mericus consideration to what changes

public

should

be made to improve the white Bil.

The Bill now before

hambers

the reflects

outcome of

this

considerat.on

And

ancorboxrates

number of

changes

to

the White BiÄÄ. The

changes mainly concern Part 1 of the Bill which deals with the

application of the Bill.

Members are

aware

view that ir

1S

essential

that

that the Administration, takes the

the bill of Rights

Consistent with the Basic Law so that it can consalve to be in

force

after

1997,

This Can be achieved

saking

She

substance of the Bill ful ly consistent with the ICCPR As

applied

to Hong Kong

which by

virtue of the Foint

Declaration and Article 39 of tha Zasic Law will remain in

Lorca and De implemented in the laws of the SAR; and to take