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by Jack Ensoll, Chief Parliamentary Corresparient
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London (LPS); When British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and Foreign
Secretary
Sir Geoffrey Howe, fly to Peking later this month to sign
an agreement to mark the handing over of British rule in Hong Kong
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to the People's Republic of China in 1997 they will do so in the knowledge
that they have the support not only of the House of Caracas but of a large
part of the international commmity which has been made aware of the
contents of the draft agreement”
In the early hours of this morning (6 November) the House approved
without division the Foreign Secretary's draft deal with the Chinesa,
The mold of the House pan on the whole be sued up in a remark made by
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the Opposition spokesman on foreign affairs, Mr Deniz Bealey who donemčked. clear that there had been a combination of political realisu and diplomatic
" the skill in both the People's Republic of China and Britain that we all admired."
Sir Geoffrey Howe told NPS last night that the agreement provided for Ho paddorf Hong Kong to contime sa world commercial, financial, and
communications cîntre. It vould innot be responsible for conducting its own
external tuada, have its own freely convertibule curency and enjoy fres
flow of capital without erohange controls
He went car "Although the Central Feople's Government in Chire will
be resposible for its external relations, Hong Kong will have considerable
sutmory in conducting relations with other comtries in many important
areas. There are arrangementa permitting Hong Kong to continue ita participation
in Glas and other international trade agreements and to participate in mišem
relevant international organisations. There are prdķisions for Hong Kong
to continue to be an important centre for shipping and civil aviation.
"There are full andexplicit provisions for the preservation of human righta
and freedoms including those specified in the international, covenants on civil
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