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The Tien An Men Square incident on June 4 has indelibly shartered the confidence of the great majority of Hong Kong's 5.6 million people in the future of Hong Kong after 1997,

inevitable, an increasingly large number of Hong Kong people will be emigrating to countries outside of Hong Kong.

The Hong Kong Government, OMELCO and various groups have embarked upon a compaign to seek for Hong Kong British passport holders the right of abode in Britain as #2 means of reducing the flow of emigration and retaining key administrators, professional and technical talents, etc. in the coming years. We support all such measures on their part.

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time, because there wi 11 stil! be over 5 million people living in long Kong by 1997, we believe that the Hong Kong Government and the people must unice as never before on a broad front to face up to the challenges and risks ahead.

Firstly, fighting for the right of abode for Hong Kong's 3.25 British nationals will be a protracted Issue and will require patience, porseverance and greater support from the British people, Also, we cannot turn a blind eye to the worries of the rest of the population, most of whom will have to remain in Hong Kong alter 1997, and Ior whom the need to rebuild confidence is all the greator, The proposal by the Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee that should the need after 1997, Hong Kong people guaranteed the

the right ot abode or resettlement by a consortium of countries, including Britain and other BEC countries, the USA, Canada and Australia, should be pursued with all vigour.

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Secondly, restoring investor confidence in Hong Kong's Special Administrative Region is of paramount importance. Government and private sector organization must redouble

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