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