CONFIDENTIAL
The House had
full
the
opportunity to discuss
agreement on 5 December,
and I was glad to note the
overwhelming support which members accorded to it in
approving the Government's intention to sign it. I am
confident that it provides satisfactorily. for the
continued stability and prosperity of Hong Kong into the
twenty-first century. As the House knows, it was signed
by my rt hon friend, the Prime Minister and her Chinese
Zhao Ziyang
Peking
counterpart
December.
Premier
in
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It was clear
from that debate
that the House saw the
agreement as a good one and one that met the needs of
the people of Hong Kong. A number of hon and rt hon
Members raised the concerns expressed in Hong Kong about
certain aspects of
also been fully
Assessment Office.
the agreement.
The se concerns have
documented
in
the report of the
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