SRES 182 102th Congress Senate International Affairs Congressional tributes Democracy Government Operations and Politics Hong Kong

A resolution commending Hong Kong for successfully holding the first direct elections to its Legislative Council.

Introduced: September 18, 1991 Introduced by: McConnell, Mitch Republican · Kentucky See on congress.gov

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Sep 27, 1991

Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.

Sep 27, 1991

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.

Sep 24, 1991

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 235.

Sep 24, 1991

Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported to Senate by Senator Pell without amendment and with a preamble. Without written report.

Sep 24, 1991

Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.

Sep 18, 1991

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Sep 18, 1991

Introduced in Senate

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Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Commends the people of Hong Kong for successfully holding their first direct elections to the Legislative Council. Congratulates the 18 newly elected members of the Council.

Urges: (1) the Government of Hong Kong to respect the views of the democratically elected representatives of the people of Hong Kong; and (2) the further development of democratic institutions in Hong Kong at an accelerated pace in advance of the 1995 elections and the subsequent transfer of Hong Kong to China in 1997.

What's happening now September 27, 1991

Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.

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