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ANNUAL REPORT TO PARLIAMENT ON HONG KONG

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Background

2.

In the light of Parliamentary

pressure Mr Luce

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announced during the Committee stage of the Hong Kong Bill

on 6 February that the Government would produce an Annual

Report and lay it before the House.

exact form had not yet been decided but that it was

expected to include a general account of developments Hong Kong in the past year. He went оп to say that

House might wish to judge whether a

debate was use ful

desirable in light of the report. Lady Young made a

similar commitment in the House of Lords.

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In my submission of 1 February I recorded the

Governor's view that the report should be based on his

annual address to LEGCO, to which would be added the

Financial Secretary's budget speeches and a detailed annex. Hong Kong has now accordingly recommended that the Annual Report should include the following elements:

(i)

Introduction;

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