ANNUAL REPORT TO PARLIAMENT 1985-86
I.
INTRODUCTION
1.
こ
Her
Majesty's
Government
agreed
in
1985, during
debates
on
Parliamentary
reports on Hong Kong and to lay them before Parliament.
to keep Parliament
of
reports
this series of
developments in Hong Kong.
is
the Hong
Kong
to Bill,
the
produce
annual
The purpose
informed of
2.
This
is the second annual report. The first recorded
from the initialling of the draft Sino-British Agreement
events
on
Hong
in
Kong
report Covers
September
It is
Her
Majesty's
Government's
intention
1984 to the end of October 1985. The present
to 31 December 1986. the period from 30 October 1985
that each subsequent
report should cover a calendar year.
=
3.
The report
general report contains a
Hong Kong during this fourteen month period.
the Majesty
Joint Declaration,
the territory
of
Her
implementing the Sino-British
more
survey
of the main events
in
Queen,
It covers the visit
the
made
to
civil service
progress
towards progress
· matters, Local
in
government, representative reactions to the construction of the Daya Bay nuclear power plant, the state of the economy, social and development programmes proposed by the Hong Kong Government, refugees and security.
II.
SIR EDWARD YOUDE
4.
The news of the sudden death in Peking of the Governor of
of Hong Kong, Sir Edward Youde, GCMG, GCVO, MBE, in the early hours o
5 December 1986
people of Hong Kong wit
in the negotiati profound shock and sadness. His crucial role
was
received by the
Leading up to the signing of the Sino-British Joint Declaration
the Question
selfless dedication to
and the Hong Kong
welfare
promotion
Hong
of
of
Kong, and the interests of
in the
his
th
people, were acknowledged in the many tributes which poured in from
the Hong Kong community and from overseas.
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