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With reference

Legislative

to (a), you will appreciate that

although funds were voted by the Finance Committee of the

Council of Hong Kong to contribute forwards Her

Majesty's Government's efforts in the Gulf. Her Majesty

Government's forces, along with other coalition forces

deployed in the Gulf War, were enforcing the United Nations.

resolutions in connection with the crisis in the Gulf.

any event, in

In

recognition of the views of the Hong Kong

Community as articulated by the Members of the Finance

Committee, the Committee, by a majority, approved an

amended motion to provide HK$230 million as a contribution

towards Her Majesty Government's efforts in the Gulf, on

condition that the contribution be used for logistic,

medical, humanitarian, and other

implicitly requested in your petition.

support

facilities, as

selection

As regards (b), your comments regarding the

mechanism have been noted. It is however not

possible to introduce any changes as the selection

mechanism is enshrined in the British Nationality (Hong

Kong) Act 1990 and subsidiary legislation which came into

effect at the end of year. The application period for the

under the first phase of the

Governor's

recommendations

scheme closed on 28 February 1991.

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