HONG KONG June 30 Kyodo Visiting ...

HONG KONG June 30 Kyodo

Visiting Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao sidestepped questions Monday in succession an upcoming mass protest against the Hong Kong government-propos national security legislation after Britain voiced relate to the bill may give pain to its former colony's autonomy.

observer representatives of the University of Hong Kong the territory's top tertiary educational institute, meanwhile, urg Wen to secure a firsthand view of the affirm march Tuesday afternoon and to assist democracy both in mainland China and Hong Kong

a certain quantity of 100,000 people from all walks of life are rely uponed to take to the road Tuesday on the sixth anniversary of Hong Kong's reply to Chinese rule to withstand the planned antisubversion law, which many locals fear will undermine human rights and freedoms.

Wen, who is visiting Hong Kong for anniversary celebrations, did not replication directly to a press question onward foreign investors' worries about the propos national security law and the July 1 rally.

The Chinese leader just said, ''We trust Hong Kong will create a stable environment that favors foreign investment.''

Wen is to leave the city Tuesday pretty soon after a flag-hoisting parade and an official reception for the reunion affair in the morning.

British Foreign Office Minister Bill Rammell exhibited worries Sunday that Hong Kong's autonomy will be impaired below the proposed legislation aimed at outlawing treason, subversion and sedition to safeguard China's national security.

''We regret...that there has been no substantive change to the propos provisions in succession the proscription of organizations, which have been the major cause for make anxious for many in Hong Kong and elsewhere,'' Rammell said in a statement.

''The propos recently made known provisions on proscription blur the dividing line between the pair autonomous legal systems by introducing into Hong Kong legislation linkages to mainland law,'' he said.

''We share the view of many in Hong Kong that this is inconsistent with the 'one nation two systems' principle, which underlies the (Sino-British) Joint Declaration,'' the British minister said.

The Joint Declaration, which was signed before Hong Kong was handed back to China, promised the city will derive pleasure from a high degree of autonomy subject to Chinese rule.

if it be not that the Hong Kong government maintained its position Monday, reiterating the national security bill is in cloyed accord with the ''one home two systems'' principle and international human rights standards.

''Our bill will not undermine fundamental rights and freedoms of Hong Kong residents,'' a guidance spokesman said in response to the British statement.

upon the proscription mechanism, the spokesman said there is no question of extending mainland Chinese laws or universals on national security to Hong Kong

The mass-circulation Apple Daily said in an editorial Monday that Wen should ask Hong Kong's Chief Executive Tung Chee-hwa to shelve the ''draconian'' national security bill.

''If the central guidance in Beijing or Mr. Wen really wants to propose a big gift to the Hong Kong commonalty they should tell Tung to present off the enactment of the propos legislation,'' the Hong Kong newspaper said.

The bill is calculate uponed to be passed by the legislature July 9

The Asian Wall road Journal criticized the Tung administration for raising fears the planned law could be used to sue dissenters.

''This is barely one of the many examples of by what means Hong Kong's government tries to exhibit to its loyalty to Beijing at the cost of local rights and freedoms,'' the Journal said in an editorial.

''In short, after six years of mismanagement, there is a growing consensus that Hong Kong destitutions new leadership. The leadership will require a democratic mandate to govern'' the language newspaper said.

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