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4. THE BAR COUNCIL IN THE UK HAD WRITTEN TO THE FOREIGN SECRETARY
PLEDGING SUPPORT FOR THE VIEWS OF MARTIN LEE AND THE HK BAR ASSOCIATION ON THE CFA (8.11).
MARTIN LEE
5. REPORTS NOTED UNITED DEMOCRAT LEGISLATORS MARTIN LEE AND LEE WING TAT RETURNED TO HK AFTER MEETING LEADING POLITICIANS IN THE UK AND THE STATES (12.11). DURING THEIR VISIT, THEY HELD TALKS WITH THE BRITISH FOREIGN SECRETARY, THE MINISTER WITH SPECIAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR HONG KONG, LORD CAITHNESS AND THE US VICE PRESIDENT, DAN QUAYLE. MR HURD WAS QUOTED AS SAYING THAT THE SEPTEMBER'S DIRECT ELECTIONS WERE A SUCCESS, DESPITE THE RELATIVELY LOW TURNOUT. DURING A MEETING WITH MR QUAYLE THEY WERE TOLD THAT THE US WOULD LIKE TO SEE PEKING FULLY COMPLY WITH THE
JD GUARANTEEING HK'S AUTONOMY.
BAUHINIA
6. MANY PAPERS CARRIED AN ARTICLE IN THE LATEST ISSUE OF BAUHINIA
ON HK'S POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT (6.11). IT SAID THE RESULTS OF THE
DIRECT ELECTIONS IN SEPTEMBER COULD NOT REPRESENT HK'S MAIN TREND
AS REFLECTED BY THE LOW VOTER TURN-OUT RATE. THE PACE OF DEMOCRACY SHOULD BE GRADUAL AND IN LINE WITH THE INCREASE OF PUBLIC AWARENESS. THE BL COULD NOT BE CHANGED BEFORE 1997. NOTWITHSTANDING THE ADDITION OF DIRECTLY ELECTED MEMBERS, LEGCO WAS STILL A BODY UNDER BRITISH ADMINISTRATION AND NOT A CENTRAL
ORGAN REPRESENTING PUBLIC VIEWS.
NEW ZEALAND
7. NEW ZEALAND ADOPTED A NEW IMMIGRATION POLICY DEVISED FOR ATTRACTING YOUNG PROFESSIONALS TO SETTLE IN THE COUNTRY, (6.11). INVESTOR IMMIGRANTS HAD TO INVEST AT LEAST NZD 500,000. IT WAS EXPECTED THAT 25,000 APPLICATIONS WOULD BE APPROVED YEARLY UNDER THE NEW POLICY.
JAMAICA
8. THE ORIENTAL DAILY NEWS SAID JAMAICA ANNOUNCED A NEW IMMIGRATION SCHEME FOR COMMERCIAL INVESTORS (7.11). PREFERENCE
WOULD BE GIVEN TO MEDICAL STAFF, ACCOUNTANTS AND THOSE IN THE HOTEL INDUSTRY.
AUSTRALIA
9. STATISTICS RELEASED BY THE AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT SHOWED THAT
HK FOLLOWED BRITAIN AND IRELAND AS THE LARGEST SOURCE OF PEOPLE
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