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SECRETARY OF STATE'S VISIT TO INDIA: 15-16 NOVEMBER 1993
HONG KONG
Points to Make
Talks with China on Hong Kong
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- We remain committed to good cooperation with China on the
basis of the Joint Declaration. Aim remains a smooth transition
in 1997.
- We are presently engaged in talks with the Chinese on electoral arrangements for the 1994/95 elections in Hong Kong. Our aim in these talks is to reach an understanding with China on arrangements that are fair, open and acceptable to the people
of Hong Kong.
If that proves possible, we and the Governor will recommend the outcome to the Legislative Council. It will be for them to
pass the necessary legislation.
We want to give the talks every chance to succeed. But there
is not infinite time. Weeks rather than months. Legislation has to be in place in time for District Board elections in 1994.
Ethnic Minorities (Defensive)
The Joint Declaration and Article 24 (6) of the Basic Law
guarantee the ethnic minorities, which includes the Indian Community, right of abode in Hong Kong if they do not have it
elsewhere.
- No-one from this community will become stateless. They will all retain a form of British Nationality after 1997. Neither
will their children or grandchildren be stateless.
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