VISIT OF GOH CHOK TONG, DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER, SINGAPORE,
19-23 APRIL
HONG KONG
Points to Make
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Nationality
Very much welcomed Singapore permanent residence scheme announced
last July. Helpful contribution to maintaining confidence in Hong
Kong. Is Singapore planning to extend this scheme or to introduce
any new measures for other categories.
Encouraging that a number of countries (eg. France, FRG,
Belgium) have now found ways of giving Hong Kong people assurances
without their having to leave territory.
Draft legislation to implement our own nationality package was
published on 4 April and had its second reading on 19 April.
Passage of legislation will be difficult but confident that it will
be approved.
Relations with China over Hong Kong
Hope we are over the worst of the recent period of public differences with China over Hong Kong. We are keen to get back to
cooperative relations.
Would welcome help in underlining to Chinese need to maintain
confidence in both Hong Kong for its own sake and in interests of
regional stability.
Basic Law (if raised)
Promulgation of Basic Law an important landmark in laying
foundations for Hong Kong's future status.
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