DRAFT
DSR 11C
HONG KONG AND THE FALKLAND ISLANDS
Question:
What is the legal basis of the British position
in Hong Kong?
Answer:
The United Kingdom's position is based on the Treaty of
Nanking of 1842 and the first Convention of Peking of 1960
under which Hong Kong Island, the Kowloon peninsula and
Stonecutters Island were ceded to the British Crown and
the second Convention of Peking of 1898 covering the
Lease of the New Territories.
Questions on Sovereignty:
Answer:
The present arrangements have the full agreement of the
Chinese and British Governments and are working well.
Question:
Does HMG intend to stand by its commitment to
Hong Kong and its people?
Answer :
Yes, Ministers have on many occasions made clear that our
constitutional responsibility to Hong Kong and its people
remains undiminished.
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