[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 175 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

  1st Session
S. RES. 175

 Expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the recent elections in 
                               Hong Kong.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

           September 20 (legislative day, September 5), 1995

Mr. Pressler submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
                   the Committee on Foreign Relations

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 Expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the recent elections in 
                               Hong Kong.
Whereas the right to a fully elected legislature in Hong Kong is guaranteed by 
        the 1984 Sino-British Joint Declaration on the Question of Hong Kong;
Whereas on September 17, 1995, the people of Hong Kong demonstrated their 
        commitment to democracy by freely expressing their right to vote in the 
        Legislative Council elections; and
Whereas the voters of Hong Kong have overwhelmingly expressed their desire for 
        the establishment of a fully democratic government: Now, therefore, be 
        it
    Resolved, That it is the sense of the Senate that--
            (1) the people of Hong Kong are to be congratulated for 
        exercising their right to vote on September 17, 1995;
            (2) the People's Republic of China should respect the clear 
        will of the people of Hong Kong to have a fully democratic 
        government; and
            (3) the Chinese government should enter into a dialogue 
        with the democratically elected representatives of the Hong 
        Kong people.
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