B.
General Hong Kong Questions
Agreement
1.
Both HMG and Chinese
implementation of
agreement.
Chinese will honour their commitment.
Economic Situation
Government
are committed to full
Every reason to believe that the
2.
Confidence has clearly been re-established following
signature of the Sino-British
market index recently reached
for 1986 appear to be good.
agreement.
Hang
Seng
stock
an all-time high and
prospects
Joint Liaison Group
3.
Second meeting of Sino-British Joint Liaison Group set up
Joint Declaration took place
under
Ma November 1985.
status
Hron
in
-Peking from 2.6 2.9
Continued discussions or Hong Kong's-- future
and other international agreements and
in ···GAFF···
organisations begun at
1985.**
ل الراي
Also discussed and
abode endorsement in BN (0)
Kong identity cards.
the first meeting
reached initial
in
London in July
agreement on right of
passports, and the issue of new Hong-
도
Also discussed
recen
changes in
political system. Next meeting will be held in Hong-Kong from
25
11-14 March.
Basic Law
4.
Drafting of the Basic Law i s a matter for the Chinese
include Hong Kong people on
(BLDC)
and
to establish a
Government.
the
Welcomed decision to
Basic Law Drafting Committee
Basic Law Consultative Committee (BLC C) in Hong Kong.
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