江泽民，

我们致函与你，抗议将要对香港法律做出的修改，这可能会对这个充满活力的城市造成严重的伤害。香港政府最近提出修改它的基本法“23条款”，反对“叛国、颠覆、脱离和煽动”活动，这将对香港的公民自由带来不寒而栗的后果，并使香港民众面临被任意起诉的危险。

在90年代，你的政府对香港做出“一国两制”和“50年政策不变”的承诺。实施23条将破坏该承诺的精神。在中国大陆，你的政府利用反颠覆法来镇压学术界人士，网络企业家，工人权利活动家以及一些政治和宗教团体成员。一旦23条提案得以通过，香港人民将会遭到相同的命运。如你所知，香港法庭的独立司法权已经被削弱，并且，一旦目前的计划得以推行，已被广泛启动的香港媒介的自我审查制度将变得愈加严密。香港人民必然会愈加不愿冒险行使他们的结社和示威的权利。

23条立法方案不符合香港人民的利益，我们要求你遵守“一国两制”政策的根本精神，敦促香港政府放弃23条提案。

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