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
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Became law
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
Plain-English summary
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.
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Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.
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