TNAG-1843-FCO40-2618-House-of-Commons-Select-Committee-on-Foreign-Affairs-enquiry-1989 — Page 9

FOREIGN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE ENQUIRY INTO HONG KONG

FORMAL EVIDENCE SESSION, 22 MARCH 1989

TABLE OF BRIEFS

SHORT INTRODUCTORY STATEMENT

Brief A:

1.

JLG

IMPLEMENTATION OF JOINT DECLARATION

(a)

Progress and Achievements

(b)

Future prospects

(c) Role after 1997

2.

Basic Law

3.

(a) Contacts with the Chinese

(b)

Status of English-language version

(c) General views on second draft

(a)

(e)

(£)

(g)

Improvements between drafts

Independence of judiciary

Human Rights

Economic Policy. Articles

(h) State of emergency

Smooth transfer of government

(a)

Rationalisation/localisation of legislation

(i) Powers of Governor/Chief Executive

(ii) Powers of other Hong Kong authorities (iii) Localisation of legislation