TUESDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1982
+SCAREMONGER ING ON HONG KONG'S FUTURE SHOULD BE IGNORED
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BRAY
NO ATTENTION SHOULD BE PAID TO SUGGESTIONS THAT NEGOTIATIONS ON THE FUTURE OF HONG KONG WILL BE UNILATERALLY DECIDED BY ANY SINGLE PARTY OR THAT AN AGREEMENT NOT WELCOMED BY THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG WILL BE IMPOSED UPON THEM, THE SECRETARY FOR HOME AFFAIRS, MR DENIS BRAY, STATED THIS (TUESDAY) EVENING.
SPEAKING AT THE ANNUAL DINNER OF THE GUILD OF BUSINESS TRAVEL AGENTS, MR BRAY SAID THAT ANY AGREEMENT ON THE FUTURE OF HONG KONG +MUST BE LOCALLY ACCEPTABLE+ AND SCAREMONGERING SHOULD BE IGNORED.
ON THE NEGOTIATIONS, HE SAID, IN ANY SITUATION SUCH AS THIS, WHERE THE BULK OF LOCAL RESIDENTS, LOCAL BUSINESSMEN, LOCAL ENTREPRENEURS ARE ALL ANXIOUS THAT HONG KONG WILL REMAIN BASICALLY
WE UNCHANGED, WILD COMMENTS AND SCAREMONGERING WILL ABOUND. SHOULD NOT PAY ATTENTION TO THESE.+
THE COMMON AIM OF BOTH THE CHINESE AND BRITISH GOVERNMENTS, HE STRESSED, IS THE PRESERVATION OF THE PROSPERITY AND STABILITY OF HONG KONG.
+I AM CONFIDENT IN THE FUTURE OF HONG KONG. OUR PRESENT DAILY RELATIONS WITH CHINA ARE EXCELLENT AND WILL CONTINUE TO
IMPROVE.
+YOU AND YOUR CLIENTS, BUSINESSMEN HERE AND BUSINESSMEN IN UK, MAY PLAN FORWARD IN CONFIDENCE FOR MANY YEARS TO COME,+ MR BRAY SAID.
IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY BILLS TO BE INTRODUCED IN LEGCO
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FOUR BILLS WHICH SEEK TO AMEND THE LAW ON IMMIGRATION AND BRITISH NATIONALITY CONSEQUENT UPON THE PASSAGE OF THE BRITISH NATIONALITY ACT 1981 WILL BE INTRODUCED INTO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TOMORROW.
THE BILLS, PUBLISHED IN THE GOVERNMENT GAZETTE LAST FRIDAY, ARE: IMMIGRATION (AMENDMENT)(NO.2) BILL 1982; IMMIGRATION (AMENDMENT) (NO.3) BILL 1982; BRITISH NATIONALITY ACT 1981 (CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS) BILL 1982; AND THE BRITISH NATIONALITY (MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS) (AMENDMENT) BILL 1982.
THREE OTHER BILLS WILL ALSO BE READ A FIRST AND SECOND TIME, AND DEBATE ON THESE WILL ALSO BE ADJOURNED. THEY ARE THE:
KOWLOON CANTON RAILWAY CORPORATION BILL 1982, PROVIDING FOR THE CREATION OF A KCR CORPORATION;
/ROAD TRAFFIC