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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1991

FOR PLANNING, IN ADDITION, THE MOTION MOVED BY THE SECRETARY ENVIRONMENT AND LANDS, MR GRAHAM BARNES, UNDER THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE WAS PASSED.

THE HOUSING (AMENDMENT) BILL 1991 WAS PASSED.

TWO OTHER BILLS - INSURANCE COMPANIES (AMENDMENT) BILL 1991 AND WERE INTRODUCED EXCHANGES UNIFICATION (AMENDMENT) BILL 1991 - FOR FIRST AND SECOND READINGS. DEBATES ON THEM WERE ADJOURNED.

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IN OTHER BUSINESS, THE HONG KONG INDUSTRIAL ESTATES CORPORATION ANNUAL REPORT 1990-1991 WAS TABLED BY THE HON STEPHEN CHEONG.

IMMIGRATION RULE CONSISTENT WITH BILL OF RIGHTS

* * *

OF

WHICH SETS OUT THE THE IMMIGRATION ORDINANCE

CRITERIA FOR DETERMINING PERMANENT RESIDENCE STATUS IS CONSISTENT WITH THE BILL RIGHTS.

OBLIGATIONS UNDER IT IS ALSO CONSISTENT WITH THE GOVERNMENT'S

ALL THE UNITED NATIONS INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION ON THE ELIMINATION OF FORMS OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION.

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THE

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THE

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IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON EMILY LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY), THE SECRETARY FOR SECURITY, ALISTAIR ASPREY, STATED THAT THE GOVERNMENT HAD RECENTLY REVIEWED

IMMIGRATION TO THE FIRST SCHEDULE

ORDINANCE WHICH SET OUT

CRITERIA.

OUT HE POINTED

THE THAT

REFERENCE TO

"CHINESE RACE"

WAS RIGHTS CHINA

INTRODUCED IN 1971 IN ORDER TO ENHANCE THE CIVIL AND POLITICAL OF A MAJOR SECTION OF HONG KONG'S POPULATION, WHO HAD COME FROM AND HAD MADE HONG KONG THEIR HOME.

USING THE RACIAL

"THIS COULD ONLY BE ACHIEVED AT THE TIME BY CRITERION TO IDENTIFY THIS CLASS OF PERSONS, HE SAID.

"SINCE ITS INTRODUCTION, THIS SPECIAL MEASURE HAS ACHIEVED OBJECTIVES," THE SECRETARY NOTED.

"HOWEVER, THE EXISTING PROVISIONS WILL LAPSE IN

IMMIGRATION WILL TAKE STEPS BEFORE THEN TO ALIGN THE THE

LAW, BASIC

WHICH CONFERS RIGHT OF NATIONALITY AND CITIZENSHIP RATHER THAN ON ADDED.

ITS

1997, AND WE ORDINANCE WITH BASIS OF OF RACE, HE

THE ABODE ON THE BASIS

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