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PEKING TELNO 843: BILL OF RIGHTS: CHINESE STATEMENT
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1 NEWS DEPARTMENT WERE QUESTIONED ON 6 JUNE ABOUT THE MFA PRESS BRIEFING. THEY TOOK THE FOLLOWING LINE:
CHINESE POSITION NOT NEW. CHINESE HAVE MADE CLEAR THEIR CONCERN ABOUT POSSIBLE CONFLICT BETWEEN BILL OF RIGHTS AND BASIC LAW.
WE HAVE EXPLAINED TO THEM THAT THERE IS NO BASIS FOR THEIR CONCERN: BL39 PROVIDES FOR CONTINUED APPLICATION AFTER 1997 OF ICCPR ON WHICH BILL IS BASED.
THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT WILL OF COURSE BE ABLE TO EXAMINE ALL LAWS IN 1997 TO ENSURE THAT THEY DO NOT CONTRAVENE THE BASIC LAW. BILL OF RIGHTS NO EXCEPTION.
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THE MFA STATEMENT COULD HAVE BEEN MORE HARD LINE THAN IT WAS. NEWS DEPARTMENT HAVE TRIED TO PLAY DOWN ITS SIGNIFICANCE AND OUR RESPONSE TO IT.
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