12 Amendments of Victor BOŞTINARU related to 2017/2204(INI)
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the 1984 Sino-British Joint Declaration guaranteed, and the 1990 Basic Law of the Hong Kong SAR stipulates that Hong Kong will maintain the autonomy and independence of thethe National People's Congress authorizes the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region to exercise a high degree of autonomy and enjoy executive, legislaturive and judiciaryindependent judicial power for 50 years after the handover of sovereignty;
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the European Union and the Parliament remain strong supportersadhere to the ‘One China’ policy and support the continued implementation of the ‘one country, two systems’ principle and Hong Kong’s high degree of autonomy under China;
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a
Paragraph 1 – point a
(a) while adhering and respecting the EU's ‘One China’ policy, to stress with the authorities of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and the People’s Republic of China thate importance of fully respecting the ‘One country, two systems’ principle is of key importance for the development of present and future relations with the EU;
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b
Paragraph 1 – point b
(b) to acknowledge that, over time, Hong Kong evolved into an open society in which citizens enjoy human rights, freedoms, high standards of public health and safety, transparency, have a judiciary which is trusted and where the rule of law and low levels of corruption prevail, and that the people of Hong Kong have a legitimate right to expect to continue enjoying their way of life and these rights and values under a high degree of autonomy, in line with the Basic Law;
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point c
Paragraph 1 – point c
(c) to emphasise that respecting Hong Kong’s autonomy is essential for its further positive development and favourable relations with the mainland, and for the relations and the dialogue of the People’s Republic of China with Taiwan;
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point d
Paragraph 1 – point d
(d) to commit fully to supporting Hong Kong’s autonomy, prosperity and the rights and freedoms of its people, and to express firm support for the start of a political reform process in compliance with international standards, the Basic Law which grant the people of the Special Administrative Region the right to elect and to be elected in thncourage the Hong Kong SAR and China’s central government to resume the electoral reform process in line with the Basic Law, as record turnouts in the Legislative Council (LegCo) and Election Committee selection process for top ls show that people are eadgership positions, and which reflects the majority view within Hong Kong public opinion to play an active role in political life and in deciding the future of the SAR;
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point f
Paragraph 1 – point f
(f) to find ways to support the consolidation of Hong Kong’s democracy and its multi-party system and to express concern at the increasing harassment of opposition political parties and the refusal of the Companies Registry to register a number of pro-democracy groupsthe emergence of an increasing multi-party system, while stressing the importance of full compliance with the Basic Law, in order to preserve stability and the rule of law;
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point g
Paragraph 1 – point g
(g) to call for the relewelcome the very positive findings of the last European Commission and EEAS's Hong Kong Annual Report as regards the independence of the judiciary and the full respect for the rule of law in Hong Kong; to express confidence that these high standards will result in fair findings in the case of the three leaders of the pro-democracy movement Joshua Wong, Alex Chow and Nathan Law recently sentenced to jail for between six and eight months for ‘unlawful assembly’, after having been sentenced last year to non-custodial penalties, including community service, for their participation in peaceful protests, and to urge the Hong Kong Government to revise the Public Order Ordinance to bring it in line with international human rights standardrotests;
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point i
Paragraph 1 – point i
(i) to condemnall for investigations on the alleged threats to the personal safety of pro-democracy politicians, including abductions and physical violence, as reported by some lawmakers;
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point j
Paragraph 1 – point j
(j) to point out to China that, even thoughwelcome the fact that the Basic Law, the Sino-British Joint Declaration and the ‘One country, two systems’ principle are largely respected, there are growing and widespread concerns that the agreedand to promote the continuation of the fulfilment of the high degree of autonomy of Hong Kong, or the legal value, orin compliance with the Basic Law and the spirit of the Sino-British Joint Declaration have been called into question;
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point k
Paragraph 1 – point k