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"Details of the arrangements for acquiring right of abode status for non-Chinese nationals are still under discussion at the Sino-British Joint Liaison Group.
"The special deportation arrangements will be replaced by arrangements that apply to all other nationals," the spokesman added.
The Government plans to finalise its proposals by the end of the year and introduce the changes before July 1 next year, but the exact implementation date has yet to be decided.
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DGT optimistic of good Manila Action Plan for APEC
The major achievements of Asia Pacific Economic Co-operation (APEC) forum this year will be outlined in the Manila Action Plan for APEC (MAPA) which will be finalised for submission to APEC Ministers and Economic Leaders at their meetings later this week.
The Director-General of Trade, Mr Alan Lai, said this today (Monday) before departing for a series of APEC meetings scheduled to take place this week in the Philippines.
He said: "A concrete and substantive MAPA represents putting APEC vision into reality. It will send a clear message to the world that APEC means business.
"I am optimistic that we shall come up with such a MAPA in Manila."
The MAPA comprises the Individual Action Plans (IAPs) prepared by all 18 APEC member economies and the Collective Action Plans (CAPS) prepared by lead economies to implement trade and investment liberalisation and facilitation, as well as joint activities in economic and technical co-operation.
Mr Lai said the third APEC Economic Leaders Meeting held in Osaka last November had set out the action agenda for achieving the Bogor goal of free and open trade and investment in the Asia Pacific region by 2010 and 2020 respectively for industrialised and developing economies.
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"Throughout this year, APEC member economies have been working to draw their IAPs and contribute to the CAPS in respect of the programme areas under Trade and Investment Liberalisation and Facilitation set out in part one of the Osaka Action Agenda.