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HONG KONG AGREEMENT:

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PARLIAMENT

FOLLOWING IS REVISED TEXT OF THE ANNUAL REPORT TO PARLIAMENT.

BEGINS.

ANNUAL REPORT ON HONG KONG

1984-85

(PRESENTED TO PARLIAMENT BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR FOREIGN

AND COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS, BY COMMAND OF HER MAJESTY, DECEMBER 1985)

I.

INTRODUCTION

1. HER MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT AGREED, DURING THE PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES ON THE HONG KONG BILL, TO PRODUCE AN ANNUAL REPORT ON

HONG KONG AND TO LAY IT BEFORE PARLIAMENT. THE PURPOSE OF THIS

REPORT IS TO KEEP PARLIAMENT INFED OF DEVELOPMENTS IN HONG

KONG, GEN PARLIAMENT'RONG AND CONTINUING INTEREST IN THE

TERRITORY.

2. THIS IS TH FIRST ANNUAL REPORT. ITRS THE PERIOD FROM

THE INITIALLING OF THE DRAFT SINO-BRITISH AGREEMENT ON HONG KONG

IN SEPTEMBER 1984 TO THE OPENING OF THE 1985/86 SESSION OF

HONG KONG'S LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL BY THE GOVERNOR ON 30 OCTOBER

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CONFIDENTIAL

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