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Hong Kong is to enjoy after 1997;
DSR 11C (Revised 5/87)
(c) to demonstrate our understanding of problems of
particular concern to Hong Kong people, such as
Vietnamese boat people and emigration, and our readiness
to given our full support to the Hong Kong Government's
efforts to tackle such problems;
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(d)
to promote closer economic links between the UK
and Hong Kong and to ensure that there is a strong
British presence in the territory after 1997.
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Implementation of the Joint Declaration
4.
The Joint Declaration is a very good agreement for
Hong Kong and was widely acknowledged as such at the time
of its signature. It provided a much needed boost to
confidence and has contributed significantly to the
period of sustained rapid economic growth which Hong Kong
has enjoyed in recent years. But its lasting value to
Hong Kong will depend on the extent we can make the
agreement stick and work in practice.
5. We are achieving this through the work of the Joint
Liaison Group and through the influence we have been able
to exert on the drafting of the Basic Law (which will
give legal effect to the provisions of the Joint
Declaration).
The Joint Liaison Group has made steady if
unspectacular progress in a number of areas of importance
to Hong Kong. Annex I to this paper contains a list of
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