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ANALYSIS AND COMMENTS ON THE ICJ REPORT ON HONG KONG
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The key points in the report on which HMG may be asked for a view are as follows; together with a suggested line to
take.
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF THE SAR SHOULD BE DEMOCRATICALLY ELECTED
(CONCLUSION 1)
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Article 45 of the Basic Law provides that the ultimate aim is to select the Chief Executive through universal suffrage.
HMG welcome this. The machinery for the selection of the first Chief Executive is not specified in the Basic Law, and is a points we intend to discuss with the Chinese
Government. But there is nothing inherently undemocratic in having a Chief Executive elected by an electoral college.
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Hong Kong people denied the right to self-determination
(conclusions 4-7). We agree with the finding that there is
no reason to doubt Hong Kong people accept the Joint
Declaration. They, like HMG, accept that in the special circumstances of Hong Kong there is no alternative to the transfer of sovereignty to the People's Republic of China when the lease on 92% of the territory expires in 1997.
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BDTCS should be given the right of abode in the UK
(conclusions 10-12). To give right of abode in the UK to
all Hong Kong British nationals would be an enormous new
immigration commitment on an unprecedented scale. It would
be irresponsible for us to make commitments or raise
expectations that no future British Government could possibly meet.
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Right of Abode for BDTC's of non-Chinese origin.
British Dependent Territories Citizens of non-Chinese origin are eligible to apply under the British Nationality Scheme. In addition the Government has made a commitment that if in
future such people were forced to leave Hong Kong and had
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