June 2003 Updates

30/06/2003: Government response to statement by British Foreign Office Minister (Link to the Hong Kong Government website)

30/06/2003: UK comments on Proposed National Security Legislation in Hong Kong (29/06/03) (Link to the FCO website)

30/06/2003: Breakthrough: Teenagers' opinion towards the legislation on Article 23 (Link to Breakthrough website) (Chinese only)

30/06/2003: Hong Kong Christian Institute Ms. Rose Wu: We should not be silence for our dignity (Chinese only)

29/06/2003: Ipspeak Updates

29/06/2003: Statement by NGOs in US San Francisco (Chinese Only)(28 June 2003)

29/06/2003: Handout designed by Civil Human Rights Front for July 1 demonstration (Chinese Only)

27/06/2003: Public Opinion Survey on BL23 by HKU POP (Link to HKU POP website)

27/06/2003: Third submission from Mr Winston Poon, QC on the CSA proposed by the Administration(26 June 2003)

27/06/2003: Public Opinion Survey on BL23 by HKU POP (Link to HKU POP website)

27/06/2003: HKJA, SOPA & PPA: Joint statement to safeguard people's right to know (Link to HKJA website)(26 June 2003)

27/06/2003: US House of Representatives passed a resolution to express support for freedom in Hong Kong (25 June 2003)

26/06/2003: Clement York-Kee So: Public Opinion Neither Supports Article 23 Legislation in Principle Nor in Contents (Link to HKU POP website)

26/06/2003: 3rd draft of the Administration's proposed Committee Stage Admendments to the Bill (Link to the Government website)

26/06/2003: Open Letter by DAB to the United States Congressmen to take into consideration Hong Kong people's diverse views and opinions with regards to legislation to protect national security (Link to DAB website) (25 June 2003)

26/06/2003: China Business Council International Chamber of Commerce Hong Kong: Comments on National Security (Legislative Provisions) Bill (24 June 2003)

25/06/2003: Joint Statement of International and Regional NGOs in Hong Kong on the National Security (Legislative Provisions) Bill

25/06/2003: Respond to Amnesty International Hong Kong statement (Link to the Government of Hong Kong SAR website)

25/06/2003: Amnesty International Hong Kong once again repeats its call to the Government of Hong Kong SAR not to enact its proposed legislation on Article 23 (Link to Amnesty International Hong Kong website)

24/06/2003: Further submission from Mr Winston Poon, QC on the CSA proposed by the Administration(21 June 2003)

23/06/2003: Statement by the Canadian Consulate General on draft Article 23 legislation (23 June 2003) (Link to the Canadian Consulate General website)

23/06/2003: Extend the supervision of journalism to China: starting from the report of SARS  (Chinese only) (Link to the Media Digest website)

22/06/2003: An editorial article in Kung Kao Po (Chinese only) (Link to the Kung Kao Po website)

22/06/2003: Christine Loh Newsletter: Article 23 Protest

21/06/2003: Letter to Hong Kong: Bar Chairman Edward Chan S.C -- Do not pass the Article 23 bill in haste (Chinese only) (Link to RTHK website)

21/06/2003: Supplementary submission by Legal Aid Services Council on the CSAs (20 June 2003)

20/06/2003: Letter from American Chamber of Commerce to Legislators on Article 23 Bill

20/06/2003: Committee Stage Amendments proposed by Democrats (Chinese only)

20/06/2003: Resolution proposed by US Congress expressing support for freedom in Hong Kong (16 June 2003) (Link to Thomas: Legislative information on the Internet website)

20/06/2003: Matters following proscription of an organization under proposed new section 8A of the Societies Ordinance

20/06/2003: Paper by Article 23 Concern Group on Special Procedures for Appeal Against Proscription and Arrangements For Disposal of Assets of Proscribed Organization

20/06/2003: Statement by the White House Press Secretary (Link to the White House website)

19/06/2003: Hyde voices concern for Erosion of Freedom in Hong Kong (Link to the US Consulate General Hong Kong and Macau website)

18/06/2003: 2nd draft of the proposed Committee Stage Amendments of the Bill (Link to the HKSAR of the People's Republic's of China website)

17/06/2003: Article 23 conference papers co-sponsored by the Hong Kong Bar, the Faculty of Law and the Centre for Comparative and Public Law at HKU, and the School of Law, City U (Link to the HKU website)

16/16/2003: Submission of the International Publishers' Association

16/16/2003: Submission of the Hong Kong Bar Association (Link to the Hong Kong Bar Association website)

16/16/2003: Submission of Winston Poon, SC

16/16/2003: Submission of the Article 23 Concern Group

16/16/2003: Group Submission on the National Security (Legislative Provisions) Bill (Link to the Centre for Comparative and Public Law website)

13/06/2003: The Law Society's Comments on the Proposed Committee Stage Amendments to the Article 23 Blue Bill (Link to Law Society website)

13/06/2003: Letter to Mr. Ip Kowk Him from The Society of Publishers in Asia

13/06/2003: Committee Stage amendments to the Bill proposed by the Administration (Link to Legislative Council website)

12/06/2003: Professor Albert Chen: Comments on Article 23

11/06/2003: Ronny Tong, S.C.: News reporting should be exempted from sedition(Chinese only)

11/06/2003: Letter to the Congressional Leaders from the US-China Economic & Security Review Commission

11/06/2003: Ong Yew Kim: Article 23 Bill interferes with the independence of judiciary (Chinese only)

10/06/2003: Letter to Legislative Councillors from Civil Human Rights Front (Chinese only)

10/06/2003: Hong Kong Journalists' Association: False Security -- Hong Kong's National Security Laws pose a grave threat to freedom of expression

09/06/2003: A Comment on the National Security (Legislative Provisions) Bill 2003 by Professor Johannes Chan

07/06/2003: Submission from Legal Aid Services Council on the Bill (2 Jun 2003)

06/06/2003: Deputy Secretary's Meeting With a Hong Kong Delegation (Link to US Department of State)

06/06/2003: Speech on Article 23 at FCC lunch forum on 3.6.03 (Link to Hong Kong Bar Association website)

05/06/2003: Freedom House: Article 23 still threatens Hong Kong civil liberties (2 Jun 2003)

05/06/2003: Proposed Committee Stage Amendments to the Bill

05/06/2003: Media Organizations' letter to HK Executive Council