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Declaration.
We naturally welcome that.
will not be enough.
DSR 11C (Revised 5/87)
But mere words
Nothing can wipe out the horror of
the bloodshed of early June. We look to the Chinese
authorities to demonstrate by their actions and their
approach in the Joint Liaison Group, when we are able to
resume work in that forum, tht they mean what they say.
We shall bring home to the Chinee the immense damage
which their recent policies have inflicted on Hong Kong.
A very great deal of ground must now be made up.
In Confidence
15. The primary responsibility for the restoration of
confidence in Hong Kong has to lie with China. But in
saying this, I do not mean to suggest that the British
Government has no role to play. We will spare no effort
in discharging our responsibility for the administration
of Hong Kong before 1997, and we will do all we can to
reassure Hong Kong people about their future.
16. Many people in Hong Kong have expressed the view
that Britain has a moral obligation to give right of
abode to all British nationals in Hong Kong, if not to
the entire population of the territory. They argue that
an insurance policy for all would underpin the confidence
of those who wish to remain in Hong Kong and that
comparatively few Hong Kong people would in practice wish
to take up right of abode in Britain.
17. It is perfectly natural that Hong Kong people should
want to prepare for the worst and to make some provision
for the ultimate security of themselves and their
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