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Eurasians

4.

Ministers have also confirmed in Parliament that the

assurances given to members of the non-Chinese ethnic

minorities apply with equal force to the Eurasian or Anglo-Chinese community in Hong Kong. [In recognition of

the particular concerns of the Eurasians, however, we shall

be discussing their position with the Chinese authorities to

see if there is anything more which they or we can do to

reassure the Eurasian community that their future is

secure].

International Support

In the immediate aftermath of Tiananmen Square, we

pressed hard to secure public commitments of support for Hong Kong from the international community. For example, the Paris Economic Summit Declaration recognised that the

international community had an important role to play in maintaining confidence in Hong Kong. We also raised Hong

Kong in a number of other multilateral fora, including the

Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting last October.

In the CHOGM communique, Commonwealth Heads of Government

"stressed the importance of Hong Kong's continued success as

an international trading an financial centre" and

"acknowledged the concerns of the people of Hong Kong and

agreed that those in position to do so would assist in any

way possible in promoting the continued prosperity of Hong

Kong". Since then we have continued to take every

opportunity to lobby our friends and partners bilaterally to

support Hong Kong.

Several countries have already taken specific measures

to support Hong Kong:

6.

France:

implementing scheme to provide right of entry

up to 1500 employees of French companies and

their families.

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