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COUNTRY
國家/地區 Allowed to
Entry without Visa
可免簽證入境 'U.K. &
U.K. British Passport
英國本土護照 * H.K. British
Colonies' or
英國屬土護照 * China
中國護照 Taiwan
台灣護照 Zaire L Zambia 桑比亞 Zanzibar 尙西巴 * Zimbabwe 津巴布韋 *

Entry without visa granted to China:

Remarks:

1.

2.

All visitors are granted visa on arrival:

Entry without visa or transit privileges specifically excluded

特別不享有簽證優惠

Bulgaria, East Germany, Hungary, Romania

Cook Islands, Ecuador, Jordan, Maldives, Norfolk Island, North Mariana, Samoa (America). Samoa (Western)

CHAIRMAN (in English):—Ladies and Gentlemen, there will be a short recess 4.05 p.m., afterwards the debate will resume.

CHAIRMAN (in English):—Ladies and Gentlemen, the debate will now resume—4.18 p.m.

(Dr. Denny M. H. HUANG and Mr. Peter C. K. CHAN left after the recess.)

THE HONOURABLE Maria W. C. TAM (in Cantonese):—Mr. Chairman, the agreement reached between the People's Republic of China and Britain resulting in a joint declaration together with three annexes is, in my opinion, sufficiently detailed to resolve the question over the future of Hong Kong and to maintain our social and economic systems for 50 years after 1997. The provision that 'The legislature of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region shall be constituted by election. The executive authorities shall abide by the law and shall be accountable to the legislature' in this Joint Declaration shows the sincerity and efforts made by both the British and Chinese Governments to ensure that Hong Kong will have a chance to develop into a highly autonomous Special Administrative Region. We must therefore make a positive response and make the most of this opportunity.

Furthermore, the pledges in the Sino-British Joint Declaration are binding according to international law, and hence the policy of 'one-country, two systems,' insofar as the people of Hong Kong are concerned, must be realized and we cannot afford to falter.

Mr. Chairman, I consider the Joint Declaration is on the whole acceptable. I understand that the details written into the White Paper are the result of every effort made by the British and Chinese governments under mutual forbearance and understanding, and I do not intend to have the contents of the White Paper analyzed or criticized item by item.

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Since the publication of the White Paper on the 26th of September 1984, I have had the opportunity to listen to unofficial members of several District Boards of Hong Kong, and members of Area Committees to seek their views on the acceptability of the White Paper on the future of Hong Kong. I have also had the chance to discuss the matter with social workers and professionals, and participated in public forums. May I urge the people of Hong Kong to continue airing their opinions, although the White Paper may not be amended. We may recall that Sir Edward YOUDE, Governor of Hong Kong, had, in his answers to press questions in a Press Conference on 27 September 1984, stipulated that the views submitted to the Assessment Office could be made full use of, as the basis of future reference for the British Parliament to solve problems for Hong Kong. I believe that the details of the Joint Declaration had, to a certain degree, been influenced by the Hong Kong people over the last two years by exercising their right of freedom of speech and conveyed their wishes and anxieties to both the British and Chinese Governments, which accounts for the good result reflected in the contents of this Joint Declaration.

I believe it is now clear that the people of Hong Kong have great concern over the drafting of the Basic Law such as whether the two-way consultative machinery offered them would enable them to influence to a certain degree in its drafting. Also, the principles of Hong Kong Law and P.R.C. Laws or P.R.C. martial laws may conflict with each other, and the use of different languages and concepts in the 2 systems may cause misunderstanding in the interpretation of the Basic Law. Hence it is a widely shared belief that some of the members of the drafting group should be from Hong Kong and I hope the Chinese Government will accommodate this wish of the Hong Kong people.

Also, should there be any conflicts of law between the current laws of Hong Kong (i.e., Common Law, Equity Law, and so on) and the Chinese Constitutional Laws, what can the Hong Kong Courts do to resolve them? How is the Basic Law going to reflect the contents of the Joint Declaration? These are the main concerns of the people of Hong Kong. Thus, I may say that if the people of Hong Kong may take part in the drafting of the Basic Law, the doubts and worries of the people of Hong Kong could be taken into consideration and eliminated.

Besides, the question of whether the Chinese Government would enlist the people of Hong Kong for armed services? The question of whether the provisions as promised in the British memorandum regarding the safeguard of the acceptability of Hong Kong British passports? When will such passports be issued? What would the nationality of non-Chinese descent born after 30 June 1997 be? What protection and acceptability there would be for the passport of the Hong Kong S.A.R.? When the degree of acceptability of the 2 types of passports by other countries would be put under test? These are matters which can best be answered by the British and Chinese Governments and I do hope these questions could be soon answered formally.

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Page 110 of 233 182 HONG KONG URBAN COUNCIL COUNTRY國家/地區 Allowed toEntry without Visa可免簽證入境 'U.K. &U.K. British Passport英國本土護照 * H.K. BritishColonies' or英國屬土護照 * China中國護照 Taiwan台灣護照 Zaire L Zambia 桑比亞 Zanzibar 尙西巴 * Zimbabwe 津巴布韋 * Entry without visa granted to China: Remarks: 1. 2. All visitors are granted visa on arrival: Entry without visa or transit privileges specifically excluded 特別不享有簽證優惠 Bulgaria, East Germany, Hungary, Romania Cook Islands, Ecuador, Jordan, Maldives, Norfolk Island, North Mariana, Samoa (America). Samoa (Western) CHAIRMAN (in English):—Ladies and Gentlemen, there will be a short recess 4.05 p.m., afterwards the debate will resume. CHAIRMAN (in English):—Ladies and Gentlemen, the debate will now resume—4.18 p.m. (Dr. Denny M. H. HUANG and Mr. Peter C. K. CHAN left after the recess.) THE HONOURABLE Maria W. C. TAM (in Cantonese):—Mr. Chairman, the agreement reached between the People's Republic of China and Britain resulting in a joint declaration together with three annexes is, in my opinion, sufficiently detailed to resolve the question over the future of Hong Kong and to maintain our social and economic systems for 50 years after 1997. The provision that 'The legislature of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region shall be constituted by election. The executive authorities shall abide by the law and shall be accountable to the legislature' in this Joint Declaration shows the sincerity and efforts made by both the British and Chinese Governments to ensure that Hong Kong will have a chance to develop into a highly autonomous Special Administrative Region. We must therefore make a positive response and make the most of this opportunity. Furthermore, the pledges in the Sino-British Joint Declaration are binding according to international law, and hence the policy of 'one-country, two systems,' insofar as the people of Hong Kong are concerned, must be realized and we cannot afford to falter. Mr. Chairman, I consider the Joint Declaration is on the whole acceptable. I understand that the details written into the White Paper are the result of every effort made by the British and Chinese governments under mutual forbearance and understanding, and I do not intend to have the contents of the White Paper analyzed or criticized item by item. HONG KONG URBAN COUNCIL Page 110 of 233 183 Since the publication of the White Paper on the 26th of September 1984, I have had the opportunity to listen to unofficial members of several District Boards of Hong Kong, and members of Area Committees to seek their views on the acceptability of the White Paper on the future of Hong Kong. I have also had the chance to discuss the matter with social workers and professionals, and participated in public forums. May I urge the people of Hong Kong to continue airing their opinions, although the White Paper may not be amended. We may recall that Sir Edward YOUDE, Governor of Hong Kong, had, in his answers to press questions in a Press Conference on 27 September 1984, stipulated that the views submitted to the Assessment Office could be made full use of, as the basis of future reference for the British Parliament to solve problems for Hong Kong. I believe that the details of the Joint Declaration had, to a certain degree, been influenced by the Hong Kong people over the last two years by exercising their right of freedom of speech and conveyed their wishes and anxieties to both the British and Chinese Governments, which accounts for the good result reflected in the contents of this Joint Declaration. I believe it is now clear that the people of Hong Kong have great concern over the drafting of the Basic Law such as whether the two-way consultative machinery offered them would enable them to influence to a certain degree in its drafting. Also, the principles of Hong Kong Law and P.R.C. Laws or P.R.C. martial laws may conflict with each other, and the use of different languages and concepts in the 2 systems may cause misunderstanding in the interpretation of the Basic Law. Hence it is a widely shared belief that some of the members of the drafting group should be from Hong Kong and I hope the Chinese Government will accommodate this wish of the Hong Kong people. Also, should there be any conflicts of law between the current laws of Hong Kong (i.e., Common Law, Equity Law, and so on) and the Chinese Constitutional Laws, what can the Hong Kong Courts do to resolve them? How is the Basic Law going to reflect the contents of the Joint Declaration? These are the main concerns of the people of Hong Kong. Thus, I may say that if the people of Hong Kong may take part in the drafting of the Basic Law, the doubts and worries of the people of Hong Kong could be taken into consideration and eliminated. Besides, the question of whether the Chinese Government would enlist the people of Hong Kong for armed services? The question of whether the provisions as promised in the British memorandum regarding the safeguard of the acceptability of Hong Kong British passports? When will such passports be issued? What would the nationality of non-Chinese descent born after 30 June 1997 be? What protection and acceptability there would be for the passport of the Hong Kong S.A.R.? When the degree of acceptability of the 2 types of passports by other countries would be put under test? These are matters which can best be answered by the British and Chinese Governments and I do hope these questions could be soon answered formally. 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Page 110 of 233 182 HONG KONG URBAN COUNCIL Entry without Visa Allowed to 可免簽證入境 'U.K. & COUNTRY 國家/地區 U.K. British Passport 英國本土護照 Zaire L Zambia 桑比亞 Zanzibar 尙西巴 * * Zimbabwe 津巴布韋 Entry without visa granted to China: Remarks: 1. 2. All visitors are granted visa on arrival: Entry without visa or transit privileges specifically excluded 特別不享有簽證優惠 Colonies' or H.K. British China 英國屬土護照 中國護照 台灣護照 passport Taiwan Bulgaria, East Germany, Hungary, Romania Cook Islands, Ecuador, Jordan, Maldives, Norfolk Island, North Mariana, Samoa (America). Samoa (Western) CHAIRMAN (in English):-Ladies and Gentlemen, there will be a short recess 4.05 p.m., afterwards the debate will resume. CHAIRMAN (in English):-Ladies and Gentlemen, the debate will now resume- 4.18 p.m. (Dr. Denny M. H. HUANG and Mr. Peter C. K. CHAN left after the recess.) THE HONOURAble Maria W. C. TAM (in Cantonese):—Mr. Chairman, the agreement reached between the People's Republic of China and Britain resulting in a joint declaration together with three annexes is, in my opinion, sufficiently detailed to resolve the question over the future of Hong Kong and to maintain our social and economic systems for 50 years after 1997. The provision that 'The legislature of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region shall be constituted by election. The executive authorities shall abide by the law and shall be accountable to the legislature' in this Joint Declaration shows the sincerity and efforts made by both the British and Chinese Governments to ensure that Hong Kong will have a chance to develop into a highly autonomous Special Administrative Region. We must therefore make a positive response and made the most of this opportunity. Further more, the pledges in the Sino-British Joint Declaration is binding according to international law, and hence the policy of 'one-country, two systems,' insofar as the people of Hong Kong is concerned, must be realized and we cannot afford to falter. Mr. Chairman, I consider the Joint Declaration is on the whole acceptable. I understand that the details written into the White Paper are the result of every effort made by the British and Chinese governments under mutual for-bearance and understanding, and I do not intend to have the contents of the White Paper analyzed or criticized item by item. HONG KONG URBAN COUNCIL Page 110 of 233 183 Since the publication of the White Paper on the 26 of September 1984, I have had the opportunity to listen to unofficial members of several District Boards of Hong Kong, and members of Area Committees to seek their views on the acceptability of the White Paper on the future of Hong Kong. I have also had the chance to discuss the matter with social workers and professionals, and participated in public forums. May I urged the people of Hong Kong to continue airing their opinions, although the White Paper may not be amended. We may recalled that Sir Edward YoUDE, Governor of Hong Kong, had, in his answers to press questions in a Press Conference on 27 September 1984, stipulated that the views submitted to the Assessment Office could be made full use of, as the basis of future reference for the British Parliament to solve problems for Hong Kong. I believe that the details of the Joint Declaration had, to a certain degree, been influenced by the Hong Kong people over the last two years by exercising their right of freedom of speech and conveyed their wishes and anxieties to both the British and Chinese Governments, which accounts for the good result reflected in the contents of this Joint Declaration. I believe it is now clear that the people of Hong Kong have great concern over the drafting of the Basic Law such as whether the two-way consultative machinery offered them would enable them to influence to a certain degree in its drafting. Also the principles of Hong Kong Law and P.R.C. Laws or P.R.C. martial laws may conflict with each other, and the use of different languages and concepts in the 2 systems may cause misunderstanding in the interpretation of the Basic Law. Hence it is a widely shared belief that some of the members of the drafting group should be from Hong Kong and I hope the Chinese Government will accommodate this wish of the Hong Kong people. Also should there be any conflicts of law between the current laws of Hong Kong (i.e. Common Law, Equity Law and so on) and the Chinese Constitu- tional Laws, what can the Hong Kong Courts do to resolve them? How is the Basic Laws going to reflect the contents of the Joint Declaration? These are the main concern of the people of Hong Kong. Thus I may say that if the people of Hong Kong may take part in the drafting of the Basic Law, the doubts and worries of the people of Hong Kong could be taken into consideration and eliminated. Besides, the question whether the Chinese Government would enlist the people of Hong Kong for armed services? The question of whether the provisions as promised in the British memorandum in regard to the safeguard of the acceptability of Hong Kong British passports? When will such passports be issued? What would the nationality of non-Chinese decent born after 30 June 1997 be? What protection and acceptability there would be for the passport of the Hong Kong S.A.R.? When the degree of acceptability of the 2 types of passports by other countries would be put under tests? These are matters which can best be answered by the British and Chinese Governments and I do hope these questions could be soon answered formally. 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Entry without Visa

Allowed to

可免簽證入境

'U.K. &

COUNTRY

國家/地區

U.K. British

Passport

英國本土護照

Zaire L

Zambia 桑比亞

Zanzibar 尙西巴

*

*

Zimbabwe 津巴布韋

Entry without visa granted to China:

Remarks:

1.

2.

All visitors are granted visa on arrival:

Entry without visa or transit privileges specifically excluded 特別不享有簽證優惠

Colonies' or

H.K. British

China

英國屬土護照

中國護照

台灣護照

passport

Taiwan

Bulgaria, East Germany, Hungary, Romania

Cook Islands, Ecuador, Jordan, Maldives, Norfolk Island, North Mariana, Samoa (America). Samoa (Western)

CHAIRMAN (in English):-Ladies and Gentlemen, there will be a short recess 4.05 p.m., afterwards the debate will resume.

CHAIRMAN (in English):-Ladies and Gentlemen, the debate will now resume- 4.18 p.m.

(Dr. Denny M. H. HUANG and Mr. Peter C. K. CHAN left after the recess.)

THE HONOURAble Maria W. C. TAM (in Cantonese):—Mr. Chairman, the agreement reached between the People's Republic of China and Britain resulting in a joint declaration together with three annexes is, in my opinion, sufficiently detailed to resolve the question over the future of Hong Kong and to maintain our social and economic systems for 50 years after 1997. The provision that 'The legislature of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region shall be constituted by election. The executive authorities shall abide by the law and shall be accountable to the legislature' in this Joint Declaration shows the sincerity and efforts made by both the British and Chinese Governments to ensure that Hong Kong will have a chance to develop into a highly autonomous Special Administrative Region. We must therefore make a positive response and made the most of this opportunity.

Further more, the pledges in the Sino-British Joint Declaration is binding according to international law, and hence the policy of 'one-country, two systems,' insofar as the people of Hong Kong is concerned, must be realized and we cannot afford to falter.

Mr. Chairman, I consider the Joint Declaration is on the whole acceptable. I understand that the details written into the White Paper are the result of every effort made by the British and Chinese governments under mutual for-bearance and understanding, and I do not intend to have the contents of the White Paper analyzed or criticized item by item.

HONG KONG URBAN COUNCIL

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183

Since the publication of the White Paper on the 26 of September 1984, I have had the opportunity to listen to unofficial members of several District Boards of Hong Kong, and members of Area Committees to seek their views on the acceptability of the White Paper on the future of Hong Kong. I have also had the chance to discuss the matter with social workers and professionals, and participated in public forums. May I urged the people of Hong Kong to continue airing their opinions, although the White Paper may not be amended. We may recalled that Sir Edward YoUDE, Governor of Hong Kong, had, in his answers to press questions in a Press Conference on 27 September 1984, stipulated that the views submitted to the Assessment Office could be made full use of, as the basis of future reference for the British Parliament to solve problems for Hong Kong. I believe that the details of the Joint Declaration had, to a certain degree, been influenced by the Hong Kong people over the last two years by exercising their right of freedom of speech and conveyed their wishes and anxieties to both the British and Chinese Governments, which accounts for the good result reflected in the contents of this Joint Declaration.

I believe it is now clear that the people of Hong Kong have great concern over the drafting of the Basic Law such as whether the two-way consultative machinery offered them would enable them to influence to a certain degree in its drafting. Also the principles of Hong Kong Law and P.R.C. Laws or P.R.C. martial laws may conflict with each other, and the use of different languages and concepts in the 2 systems may cause misunderstanding in the interpretation of the Basic Law. Hence it is a widely shared belief that some of the members of the drafting group should be from Hong Kong and I hope the Chinese Government will accommodate this wish of the Hong Kong people.

Also should there be any conflicts of law between the current laws of Hong Kong (i.e. Common Law, Equity Law and so on) and the Chinese Constitu- tional Laws, what can the Hong Kong Courts do to resolve them? How is the Basic Laws going to reflect the contents of the Joint Declaration? These are the main concern of the people of Hong Kong. Thus I may say that if the people of Hong Kong may take part in the drafting of the Basic Law, the doubts and worries of the people of Hong Kong could be taken into consideration and eliminated.

Besides, the question whether the Chinese Government would enlist the people of Hong Kong for armed services? The question of whether the provisions as promised in the British memorandum in regard to the safeguard of the acceptability of Hong Kong British passports? When will such passports be issued? What would the nationality of non-Chinese decent born after 30 June 1997 be? What protection and acceptability there would be for the passport of the Hong Kong S.A.R.? When the degree of acceptability of the 2 types of passports by other countries would be put under tests? These are matters which can best be answered by the British and Chinese Governments and I do hope these questions could be soon answered formally.

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