worth of extra assistance to Ethiopia and other
drought-stricken countries in Africa. Over and above
all that, the deployment of two RAF Hercules aircraft
to Ethiopia will greatly improve arrangements for
distributing aid within Ethiopia.
in
[And the European
nd the
Community, we played a major part in achieving the
agreement reached last week on the provision of £20m of
additional disaster relief for Ethiopia, of which the
British share will exceed £4.5m.]
21. I cannot speak of official efforts to aid Ethiopia
without paying tribute to the magnificent and
extraordinary response by the British public to the
by
appeal for help from the voluntary agencies. I am sure
I speak for the whole House in saluting their
marvellous contribution to the whole relief effort.
That the agencies and the public have risen so
valiantly to the challenge is something of which we can
all be proud.
Hong Kong
22. The successful conclusion of the negotiations on
refreinds a
the future of Hong Kong is another considerable
for Hing on for the Chinute favaunt
achievement
The draft agreement, initialled in Peking
on 26 September, is a symbol of how determination and
political will can resolve difficult international
issues.
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