TNAG-1965-FCO40-2797-Despatch-by-Sir-David-Wilson--Governor-of-Hong-Kong--Life-Af-1989 — Page 86

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Events in Peking

5 July

(2) in CPU L/M A/37/89 C

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Events in Hong Kong

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Foreign Affairs Committee Report debated in LegCo. LegCo passes a motion urging Britain to promptly adopt appropriate measures, including the granting of the right of abode, to ensure that HK can have a stable future. Every speaker is critical of the Report's conclusion on the right of abode, and most of them agree that the pace of democratization should be accelerated.