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Message:

INTERNATIONAL INSURANCE POLICY SUGGESTED FOR HONG KONG

A leading United States Congressman thinks America

an

international

could help establish

policy to maintain confidence in Hong Kong..

immigration

insurance

Stephen

could

3.

be

in 1997.

Speaking during

Solarz (Democrat

New York), said

visit to Hong Kong, Congressman

such a policy

set up before China resumed sovereignty over Hong Kong

role

He added: "The United States and other countries

in maintaining the confidence of the

people of Hong Kong in their future by undertaking to explore

can

play

a

helpful

the

possibility

of

establishing

a

kind

of multilateral

immigration insurance policy for the people of Hong Kong."

In

Solarz's Congressman

Australia,

Canada and

people to become eligible

countries without being

for

permanent

view the United States,

other countries could allow Hong Kong

in their

residence

obliged to leave Hong Kong to qualify

For that right.

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