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MOTION FOR THE EASTER ADJOURNMENT
HONG KONG (INCLUDING REFUGEES)
SPEAKING NOTE
to be
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1. The House has recently had several opportunities to debate Hong
Kong very fully in the context of the Hong Kong Bill. I am happy to
say that reactions in Hong Kong to the agreement continue
good: the Hong Kong dollar is strong and the economy buoyant.
announcement on the formation of the Joint Liaison Group will be
made in due course following discussion with the Chinese Government.
2.
Her Majesty's Government continue to make every effort, in
co-operation with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
and with other countries, to find a durable solution to the problem
of the 11,500 Vietnamese refugees now in Hong Kong. The Home
Affairs Sub-Committee on Race Relations and Immigration have been
taking evidence on this issue, and await the publication of their
report with keen interest.
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