[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Con. Res. 51 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. CON. RES. 51

     Expressing the sense of Congress regarding elections for the 
      legislature of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 8, 1997

 Mr. Helms (for himself, Mr. Lieberman, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Thomas, and Mr. 
Mack) submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred 
                 to the Committee on Foreign Relations

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
     Expressing the sense of Congress regarding elections for the 
      legislature of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.

Whereas the 1984 Sino-British Joint Declaration on Hong Kong guarantees Hong 
        Kong a high degree autonomy in all matters except defense and foreign 
        affairs, and an elected legislature;
Whereas the United States policy regarding Hong Kong, as stated in the United 
        States-Hong Kong Policy Act of 1992 (Public Law 102-383), is based on 
        the autonomy and self-governance of Hong Kong by the Hong Kong people;
Whereas a democratically elected legislature enabling the Hong Kong people to 
        elect representatives of their choice is essential to the autonomy and 
        self-governance of Hong Kong;
Whereas the provisional legislature of Hong Kong was selected through an 
        undemocratic process controlled by the People's Republic of China;
Whereas this provisional legislature has adopted rules for the creation of the 
        first legislature of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region which 
        rules are designed to disadvantage and reduce the number of pro-
        democracy politicians in the legislature; and
Whereas the autonomy of Hong Kong cannot exist without a legislature that is 
        elected freely and fairly according to rules approved by the Hong Kong 
        people or their democratically elected representatives: Now, therefore, 
        be it
    Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring), 
That Congress urges Hong Kong Chief Executive C.H. Tung and the 
government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region to schedule 
and conduct elections for the first legislature of the Hong Kong 
Special Administrative Region according to rules approved by the Hong 
Kong people through an election-law convention, referendum, or both.
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