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MOTION FOR THE CHRISTMAS ADJOURNMENT
HONG KONG
BACKGROUND
Nationality
1.
A White Paper containing a draft Hong Kong Nationality
Order in Council was published on 17 October.
debated
It was
In
in
in the Hong Kong Legislative Council on 4 December.
accordance with a Government undertaking it will be debated
Parliament, probably early in New Year. The Order is designed
to implement the UK Memoranda on nationality associated with
the Sino-British Joint Declaration on Hong Kong.
Annual Report on Hong Kong
2.
The Government agreed to produce an Annual Report after
pressure during debate on Hong Kong Act earlier
Parliamentary
this year. Νο commitment to debate it.
Constitutional Development
3.
First indirect elections to the Hong Kong Legislative
Council took place on 26 September in accordance with Hong Kong
Government White Paper of November 1984.
Further review of
future stages in developments scheduled for 1987. Chinese have
expressed concern publicly at direction these developments are
taking, and have been accused in press of interference in the
administration of Hong Kong.
Vietnamese Refugees
4.
resettlement.
9,500 Vietnamese refugees currently in camps
Kong awaiting
White Paper published
September in response to recent Parliamentary Home
Committee report on refugees announced HMG's decision
500 refugees. Diplomatic campaign now under way.
in Hong
on 26
Affairs
to accept