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HK 2AFY

HONG KONG

SECRETARY OF STATE'S SPEECH

Turning to Hong Kong, since the

ratification of

the Joint Declaration on 27 May, the first meeting of the

Sino-British Joint Liaison Group and five meetings of the

Sino-British Land Commission have been held. Both bodies

have got off to a good start. I should like to restate

the Government's continuing commitment to the territory,

to its stability and prosperity and to its people.

ei

The Government will shortly be introducing a draft

nationality Order in Council into the House along the

lines set out during

during the debate on the Hong Kong Bil1.

This Order has already been published in

in a White Paper to

allow those interested, particularly the people of Hong

Kong, to express their

their views, and the House will have a full opportunity to debate it [next month].