TNAG-1557-FCO40-2121-Future-of-Hong-Kong-nationality-and-passports-Hong-Kong-(Br-1986 — Page 60

B.

General Hong Kong Questions

Agreement

1.

Both HMG and Chinese

implementation of

agreement.

Chinese will honour their commitment.

Economic Situation

Government

are committed to full

Every reason to believe that the

2.

Confidence has clearly been re-established following

signature of the Sino-British

market index recently reached

for 1986 appear to be good.

agreement.

Hang

Seng

stock

an all-time high and

prospects

Joint Liaison Group

3.

Second meeting of Sino-British Joint Liaison Group set up

Joint Declaration took place

under

Ma November 1985.

status

Hron

in

-Peking from 2.6 2.9

Continued discussions or Hong Kong's-- future

and other international agreements and

in ···GAFF···

organisations begun at

1985.**

ل الراي

Also discussed and

abode endorsement in BN (0)

Kong identity cards.

the first meeting

reached initial

in

London in July

agreement on right of

passports, and the issue of new Hong-

도

Also discussed

recen

changes in

political system. Next meeting will be held in Hong-Kong from

25

11-14 March.

Basic Law

4.

Drafting of the Basic Law i s a matter for the Chinese

include Hong Kong people on

(BLDC)

and

to establish a

Government.

the

Welcomed decision to

Basic Law Drafting Committee

Basic Law Consultative Committee (BLC C) in Hong Kong.

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