House of Commons - The UK's relations with Hong Kong: 30 years after the Joint Declaration

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The UK's relations with Hong Kong: 30 years after the Joint Declaration

Here you can browse the report together with the Proceedings of the Committee. The published report was ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 3 March 2015.

Contents

Terms of Reference

Summary

Conclusions and recommendations

1 Introduction

Background to the inquiry

Terms of reference and evidence gathered

China's ban on the Committee's visit

Main themes of the report

2 Hong Kong Special Administrative Region: background

Hong Kong under British rule

The Joint Declaration and the Basic Law

Hong Kong since the handover: economy, society and politics

3 The UK and Hong Kong as partners

UK representation in Hong Kong

British Nationals (Overseas)

Economic and trade relations

Hong Kong's role in China

RMB internationalisation

The business climate for UK firms in Hong Kong

The work of the British Council

4 FCO monitoring of the Joint Declaration

The UK's ongoing obligations under the Joint Declaration

The six-monthly reports

5 Political and constitutional reform

Evolution of election procedures for the Chief Executive

The White Paper

The 31 August SCNPC decision on 2017 elections

The UK's response to the SCNPC decision

Student protests and Occupy Central

The UK Government response to the protests

Prospects for electoral reform in 2017 and thereafter

6 Basic rights and freedoms

Concerns about erosion of rights

Freedom of assembly

The Occupy Central campaign

Freedom of the press

FCO reporting on press freedom

7 The future of "one country, two systems"

Perceptions of the erosion of Hong Kong's autonomy

Hong Kong's political and economic future

The UK Government's handling of UK-Hong Kong relations

Formal Minutes

Witnesses

Published written evidence

Unpublished evidence

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