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HONG KONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
18 November 1992
香港立法局
一九九二年十一月十八日
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Thirdly, my motion was written to allow careful study of the problem, consideration of the options and possible alternative solutions in a much wider scope than simply a recourse to the British Government. Other governments can be involved as well.
Mr ARCULLI's motion, I believe, is much too dramatic and immediate. It is not likely to draw a helpful response from the British Government for the reasons I have given. I hope, therefore, that Members will support my motion without amendment. Thank you, Mr Deputy President.
Question on the motion proposed.
DEPUTY PRESIDENT: Mr Ronald ARCULLI has given notice to move an amendment to the motion. His amendment has been printed in the Order Paper and circulated to Members. I propose to call on him to speak and to move his amendment now so that Members may debate the motion and the amendment together.
I would just remind Members that the House Committee's decision as to Members limiting their speeches to seven minutes applies in this debate as well.
MR RONALD ARCULLI moved the following amendment to Mr Jimmy MCGREGOR's motion:
"To delete the words after "That this Council urges the Government to" and substitute the following -
"press the United Kingdom Government to give an unqualified assurance that non-Chinese ethnic minorities in Hong Kong who are only BDTCs or BNOS will be admitted to the United Kingdom after 1997 so that they do not become stateless.""