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AP: Hong Kong lawyers call proposed subversion law throwback to 18th century By HELEN LUK, Associated Press Writer
Thu Nov 7, 7:22 AM ET
HONG KONG - Opponents of a proposed anti-subversion law in Hong Kong on
Thursday called it a throwback to the 18th century, but pro-Beijing figures said
it was necessary to cement the former British colony's position as part of
China.
The chairman of the Hong Kong Bar Association, Alan Leong, said Hong Kong's
government is seeking anti-subversion measures even more stringent than mainland
China's.
Leong said the government was employing "outdated concepts from the 18th
century," and pushing things much farther than it needs to in outlawing
subversion.
"It's like reviving a vampire," Leong told legislators who were meeting to
discuss the proposal.
Since Hong Kong was returned to China on July 1, 1997, it has been required
under its mini-constitution, the Basic Law, to outlaw treason, secession,
sedition and subversion against the central government, as well as the theft of
state secrets.
The proposed new law also requires that Hong Kong outlaw activities carried
out here by foreign political groups, and that it stop local political
organizations from establishing ties with foreign ones.
The government unveiled a draft of the law in September, and said it hopes to
enact it by July.
[...]
Critics worry that the law will gradually erode Hong Kong's freedom of
expression, a holdover from British colonial days, and that it could be used to
target groups disliked by the administrations in Beijing or Hong Kong.
Many have questioned whether the law could be used against Falun Gong, the meditation [exercise] which is outlawed in mainland China [...],
but frequently protests in Hong Kong against Beijing's often deadly crackdown on
its followers in the mainland.
Hong Kong officials have denied they will target Falun Gong, but members of
the group who don't believe that pledge protested near the Legislative Council
on Thursday afternoon.
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20021107/ap_wo_en_po/ho
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Posting date: 11/10/2002
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