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SPEAKING NOTE
DSR 11C
COMMITMENT TO HONG KONG
1.
When my Right Honourable Friend introduced this Bill
on 28 January, he said that we were aware of the strength
of feeling in Hong Kong on the need to maintain the ties
between that territory and the United Kingdom. He also
stressed that the proposed legislation was in no way
intended to weaken those links to which we attach great
importance. Nothing has happened since then which in any
way changes our view of this relationship.
HMG is committed
to continue fulfilling its responsibilities to Hong Kong
and its people.
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