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The inhabitants of Hong Kong will continue to enjoy the
right of free entry to and exit from the Special Administrative Region.
12. There is all this detail and much more. I think that
noble Lords will agree that this adds up to
up to an impressively
thorough document.
agreement
13. I referred earlier to our objective of an
acceptable to the people of Hong Kong. Since the publication
of the agreement on 26
on 26 September the people of Hong Kong have had an opportunity to express their views to an Assessment Office, appointed by the Governor and charged with preparing
an
accurate analysis and assessment of opinion in Hong Kong.
The Assessment Office report, together with that of the
independent Monitors appointed by the Secretary of State for
Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs to oversee their work, published as a White Paper Command No 9407 and laid before
Parliament on 29 November.
was
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