(A) HONG KONG BILL: VIEWS EXPRESSED BY MPS DURING THE COMMITTEE,
REPORT AND THIRD READING STAGES, 6 FEBRUARY 1985
ROBERT ADLEY
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
House should not wash hands
it.
hands of Hong Kong and lose interest in
Advantage in leaving certain amount of fluidity in Bill.
Concerned that Indians who settled in Hong Kong before Indian
independence will find their new status less advantageous than present BDTC status. They should be offered British citizenship.
Future dependent on good relations between British and Chinese
Governments and intentions of Peking.
We have responsibility for people
practical or sensible to write into this responsibility.
months or 5 years.
of non-Chinese race.
Bill precisely how to me e t
Better to get provisions right in next 6
Not
g) Membership of GATT important consideration.
GERALD BERMINGHAM
a) For nationality, primary legislation rather than Order in Council
should be used.
b) Ethnic minority groups in Hong Kong should be told that they will
receive citizenship and right of abode in UK in event of their
"security of tenure" in Hong Kong being jeopardised.
Should allow ethnic Chinese in Vietnamese refugee camp s
assimilate into Hong Kong.
c)
d)
Those
wh o carry out sensitive
functions in Hong Kong must
to
have
security of knowing that they and their families can come to UK in
Their families should be
be considered in the Chinese
narrow English context. Inhumane to exclude children
1997.
context, not
over 18.
TOM CLARKE
a)
We are too
-
ambivalent about democratic development in Hong Kong
that laws must be adapted and situation will change
rapidly as 1997 approaches.
must accept