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ANNUAL REPORT ON HONG KONG,

1990

I. INTRODUCTION

1.

Her Majesty's Government agreed in 1985, during the

Parliamentary debates on the Hong Kong Bill, to produce

annual reports on Hong Kong and to lay them before

Parliament. The purpose of this series of reports is to keep Parliament informed of developments in Hong Kong on a regular basis. This is the sixth such report and it contains a survey of the main events in Hong Kong during

1990 and in the first three months of 1991.

II.

VISITS TO HONG KONG BY MEMBERS OF THE ROYAL FAMILY AND

GOVERNMENT MINISTERS

2.

The frequency of high level British visits to Hong Kong is a measure of the importance Her Majesty's Government

attach to the affairs of the Territory. His Royal Highness

the Duke of Edinburgh, and Her Royal Highness the Princess Alexandra with the Hon Sir Angus Ogilvy each visited Hong Kong in November 1990. There have been visits by the

following Ministers: Mr Peter Lilley, Secretary of State for

Trade and Industry in January 1991, Mr Mellor, Minister for

the Arts in September 1990, Mr Francis Maude, Minister of

State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs in April and July 1990 and by his successor, Lord Caithness in September 1990

and January 1991. There were also visits by Mr Tim

Sainsbury, Minister for Trade in September 1990, Mr John

Maples, Economic Secretary to the Treasury in November 1990,

and Lord Brabazon, Minister of State at the Department of Transport in March 1991.

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