江澤民,
我們致函與你,抗議將要對香港法律做出的修改,這可能會對這個充滿活力的城市造成嚴重的傷害。香港政府最近提出修改它的基本法「23條款」,反對「叛國、顛覆、脫離和煽動」活動,這將對香港的公民自由帶來不寒而慄的後果,並使香港民衆面臨被任意起訴的危險。
在90年代,你的政府對香港做出「一國兩制」和「50年政策不變」的承諾。實施23條將破壞該承諾的精神。在中國大陸,你的政府利用反顛覆法來鎮壓學術界人士,網絡企業家,工人權利活動家以及一些政治和宗教團體成員。一旦23條提案得以通過,香港人民將會遭到相同的命運。如你所知,香港法庭的獨立司法權已經被削弱,並且,一旦目前的計劃得以推行,已被廣泛啓動的香港媒介的自我審查制度將變得愈加嚴密。香港人民必然會愈加不願冒險行使他們的結社和示威的權利。
23條立法方案不符合香港人民的利益,我們要求你遵守「一國兩制」政策的根本精神,敦促香港政府放棄23條提案。
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