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train because I, being more realistic than other Hong Kong people, will soon recover and face the reality. What matters most is what you will do to attack him and bring him down.
I remember that when I was still a kid, if children had tapeworms in their belly, most parents would use 'Pagoda Candy' (parasiticide) to kill those tapeworms. They would never use poison to kill the tapeworms, as it would harm the children. Now that the Chinese Communist Government has mercilessly beaten a new-born baby called 'Democracy' and nipped it in the bud in order to defeat a 'Kwai Lo' (westerners). Whether it is her own child or a foster child, it is too cruel and too irrational to do so. Let me quote the words that Mr. TUNG, the Chief Executive-designate, always uses 'It's too politicized'.
I appeal to all my colleagues and all the veteran politicians in power not to betray the role that they have to play. Let us all stand up for the democratic participation that Hong Kong people are now enjoying. Mr. Chairman, with these remarks, I support the motion.
Mr Lai Hok-LIM (in Cantonese):—Mr. Chairman, the topic I addressed at last year's Annual Conventional Debate was primarily on the goal of artistic freedom and interpretation of the direction that we had in mind for artistic freedom. This year, I intend to do the same. In the past year, we clearly witnessed certain different trends, and we could see that there were apparently different views on artistic freedom within the Council. I hope to take this opportunity to review the concept of artistic freedom from the angle of actual participation in affairs.
It is very obvious from various opinion polls that what the citizens are most concerned about on the issue of the transition in 1997 is the manner of freedom that will be accessible to us. There are also many people who feel that this is not a problem, for there are already explicit provisions in the Basic Law governing this point. Two provisions in the Basic Law concern artistic freedom. As the Urban Council is mainly engaged in the promotion of artistic development, I shall focus my discussion on those two articles only. According to Article 34, Hong Kong residents shall have the freedom of academic research, of literary and artistic creations and of other cultural pursuits. Article 39 states that the provisions of the 'International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights', the 'International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights' and the 'International Covenant on Labour' as applied to Hong Kong will still be in force through legislation by the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. Those provisions are crucial, and what matters is the extent of the restrictions on freedom. Regarding limitations on freedom, the Basic Law specifies: 'The rights and freedoms enjoyed by Hong Kong residents shall not be restricted unless prescribed by law. Such limitations shall not conflict with Clause 1 of this Article.' Reaching this part, we may be a little lost. What is meant by such limitations not conflicting with Clause 1 of this
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train because I, being more realistic than other Hong Kong people, will soon recover and face the reality. What matters most is what you will do to attack him and bring him down.
I remember that when I was still a kid, if children had tapeworms in their belly, most parents would use 'Pagoda Candy' (parasiticide) to kill those tapeworms. They would never use poison to kill the tapeworms, as it would harm the children. Now that the Chinese Communist Government has mercilessly beaten a new-born baby called 'Democracy' and nipped it in the bud in order to defeat a ‘Kwai Lo' (westerners). Whether it is her own child or a foster child, it is too cruel and too irrational to do so. Let me quote the words that Mr. TUNG, the Chief Executive-designate, always uses 'It's too politicized'.
I appeal to all my colleagues and all the veteran politicians in power not to betray the role that they have to play. Let us all stand up for the democratic participation that Hong Kong people are now enjoying. Mr. Chairman, with these remarks. I support the motion.
Mr Lai Hok-LIM (in Cantonese):—Mr. Chairman, the topic I addressed at last year's Annual Conventional Debate was primarily on the goal of artistic freedom and interpretation of the direction that we had in mind for artistic freedom. This year. I intend to do the same. In the past year, we clearly witnessed certain different trends, and we could see that there were apparently different in views on artistic freedom within the Council. I hope to take this opportunity to review the concept of artistic freedom from the angle of actual participation in affairs.
It is very obvious from various opinion polls that what the citizens are mosɩ concerned about on the issue of the transition in 1997 is the manner of freedom that will be accessible to us. There are also many people who feel that this is not a problem. for there are already explicit provisions in the Basic Law governing this point. Two provisions in the Basic Law concern artistic freedom. As the Urban Council is mainly engaged in the promotion of artistic development, I shall focus my discussion on those two articles only. According to Article 34, Hong Kong residents shall have the freedom of academic research, of literary and artistic creations and of other cultural pursuits. Article 39 states that the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights', the 'International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights' and the ‘International Covenant on Labour' as applied to Hong Kong will still be in force through legislation by the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. Those provisions are crucial, and what matters is the extent of the restrictions on freedom. Regarding limitations on freedom, the Basic Law specifies: 'The rights and freedoms enjoyed by Hong Kong residents shall not be restricted unless prescribed by law. Such limitations shall not conflict with Clause I of this Article. Reaching this part, we may be a little lost. What is meant by such limitations not conflicting with Clause 1 of this
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