From: "(Wing Ng)" <wing@pegasus.com>
Subject:      Support Democracy in Hong Kong
Reply-To: "(Wing Ng)" <wing@pegasus.com>
Organization: Indiana University
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 1992 04:00:21 GMT
Comments: To: members@ahkcus.org, info-fdc@ahkcus.org,
              sdc@longhorn.corp.sun.com, hknet@cs.wisc.edu,
              china-nt@uga.cc.uga.edu,
              soc.culture.hongkong@pacific.mps.ohio-state.edu,
              soc.culture.china@pacific.mps.ohio-state.edu,
              swmstudy@hkucc.hku.hk, h8811377@hkucc.hku.hk

I urge "all people of good will to support the further democratization
of Hong Kong".

A previous version sent out omitted some sponsoring organizations.

Wing

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                        For Immediate Release

                                               November 1, 1992

At the third Annual General Meeting of the Alliance of Hong Kong
Chinese in the United States, recent constitutional development in
Hong Kong was extensively discussed and the meeting unanimously
adopted the following resolution.

Whereas the Alliance strongly support the longstanding aspiration of
the Hong Kong people for a high degree of autonomy and democracy, we
feel the recent constitutional revisions proposed by Governor
Christopher Patten are small steps in the right direction.  The
provisions to broaden the electorate for the functional constituencies
and to have an Election Committee composed mainly of members from the
directly-elected District Boards in no way contravene the letter or
spirit of the Sino-British Joint Declaration or the Hong Kong Basic
Law.  These proposals, however, still fall far short of the wish of
the Hong Kong people.  We especially regret the lack of progress in
the number of directly elected seats.

The Alliance further believe that the seven letters exchanged between
Britain and China in 1990 do not constitute a secret agreement between
the two countries, and in any case such an agreement violates the
principles of openness, fairness, and autonomy of the Hong Kong
people.  We also deplore blatant threats made recently by Chinese
govern[Y7: officals on the future of Hong Kong.

We appeal to the Hong Kong Legislative Council to shoulder their
responsibility and speedily pass the package of constitutional
revisions proposed by Governor Patten and urge all people of good will
to support the further democratization of Hong Kong.


For further information please contact Ms Anita Ng at (617)647-0695.

The above statement is endorsed by the Alliance of Hong Kong Chinese
in the United States and its members:

Alliance for a Democratic Hong Kong (Honolulu, HI)
Association of Overseas Hong Kong Chinese for Democracy and Human Rights
   (Cambridge, MA)
Club Bauhinia (San Jose, CA)
Federation of Overseas Hong Kong Chinese - DC (Washington, DC)
Hong Kong Forum (Alhambra, CA)
Hong Kong Prospect (New York, NY)
Hong Kong Students and Scholars Society, Columbia University (New York, NY)
Hong Kong China Observer (Minneapolis, MN)
Overseas Hong Kong Chinese for a Democratic China (Urbana, IL)
Support Democracy in China (Cupertino, CA)
UCLA Hong Kong Student Union (Westwood Plaza, CA)
Wisconsin Hong Kong Students for China Democracy (Madison, WI)
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