SPEECH
HOUSE OF COMMONS DEBATE ON HONG KONG: 15 JULY 1988
HEB 040/2/2
CORE PASSAGE FOR WIND-UP SPEECH
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This has been another thoughtful and well-informed debate on
Hong Kong. It reflects the high degree of interest which this House s has in the affairs of the territory. It also reflects the depth of
concern for Hong Kong and for the future of its people.
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We welcome the House's interest. 45 It demonstrates the strong and undiminished sense of responsibilty which we all feel towards Hong Kong and all its inhabitants. Let there be no doubt that
Parliament and Government alike we intend to discharge our
responsibilities to the full. That means doing all we can in the remaining years before 1997 to create the conditions for Hong Kong's
continued prosperity beyond then.
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It is right that the debate has concentrated on the draft Basic
Law. It is the instrument which will set out in legal form the
principles and policies enshrined in the Joint Declaration. is thus the Basic Law above all else which can provide:
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the conditions for continuing confidence in Hong Kong;
and the conditions which will enable Hong Kong to continue as a thriving territory in which people will wish to make their
home.