2
:
With reference
Legislative
to (a), you will appreciate that
although funds were voted by the Finance Committee of the
Council of Hong Kong to contribute forwards Her
Majesty's Government's efforts in the Gulf. Her Majesty
Government's forces, along with other coalition forces
deployed in the Gulf War, were enforcing the United Nations.
resolutions in connection with the crisis in the Gulf.
any event, in
In
recognition of the views of the Hong Kong
Community as articulated by the Members of the Finance
Committee, the Committee, by a majority, approved an
amended motion to provide HK$230 million as a contribution
towards Her Majesty Government's efforts in the Gulf, on
condition that the contribution be used for logistic,
medical, humanitarian, and other
implicitly requested in your petition.
support
facilities, as
selection
As regards (b), your comments regarding the
mechanism have been noted. It is however not
possible to introduce any changes as the selection
mechanism is enshrined in the British Nationality (Hong
Kong) Act 1990 and subsidiary legislation which came into
effect at the end of year. The application period for the
under the first phase of the
Governor's
recommendations
scheme closed on 28 February 1991.
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