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many that this year's White Paper is Britain's last major review of constitutional development for the transition period, the next
review can in no way ignore the existence of the Basic Law.
the confidence of the Hong Kong people in their future is to be
strengthened, it will be up to the Chinese and British political leaders to cooperate closely and move in tandem in order to fulfil -the aspirations political and otherwise, of Hong Kong people
in the run up to 1997, otherwise the number of talented people emigrating from Hong Kong will increase even more during the
'90s. China will have to aim for a Basic Law that will be
acceptable to all sectors of the community, and not to just one influential sector, so that after the Basic Law is passed in 1990 Hong Kong people will be more than ever willing to regard Hong Kong as their permanent home. For the rest of the transition period, if the British Government is still to retain any credibility of sorts, the least it should do is to ensure immediate world-wide
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acceptability of the BNO passport by both Commonwealth and non- Commonwealth countries but in particular, by Britain itself.
genuineness of Britain's commitment to Hong Kong would be more self-evident if Hong Kong BDTC and BNO passport holders were to be allowed to stay in Britain for a one-year period, instead of passing legislation now to reduce the period to six months. is sad and disŝillusioning to see that Britain, the mother of western parliamentary democracy and freedom, has slammed her doors shut to Hong Kong people wishing to reside in Britain. Other countries such as Canada, the United States and Australia, have thrown their gates open to Hong Kong people who will later on be invaluable in promoting economic and cultural ties between
these countries and the greater China, of which Hong Kong will
become an integral part in 1997. I still find it almost unbelievable that there are today more Hong Kong people resident in Metropolitan Toronto alone, than in the entire British Isles. Those of us who have more or less decided to stick it out in Hong Kong until 1997
and beyond, and are committed to Hong Kong's continued stability and prosperity, are very concerned at the rising number of Hong Kong people emigrating. || In 1985, the number of applications for
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