SRES 105 105th Congress Senate

A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the people of the United States wish the people of Hong Kong good fortune as they embark on their historic transition of sovereignty from Great…

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Official title: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the people of the United States wish the people of Hong Kong good fortune as they embark on their historic transition of sovereignty from Great Britain to the People's Republic of China.

Introduced: June 27, 1997 See on congress.gov

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Jun 27, 1997

Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6790)

Jun 27, 1997

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S6790)

Jun 27, 1997

Introduced in Senate

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Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6790)

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of the Senate that the United States: (1) wishes good fortune to the people of Hong Kong as they embark on their historic transition of sovereignty; (2) urges the People's Republic of China to honor both the spirit and the letter of its commitments to accord Hong Kong substantial autonomy; (3) looks forward to continuing a close, productive relationship with the people of Hong Kong; and (4) hopes to develop a positive, productive relationship with China based upon shared respect for human dignity and responsible behavior in the international community of nations.

Calls for the executive branch to exercise diligence in enforcing the terms and conditions of the Hong Kong Policy Act of 1992 and subsequent acts and provisions concerning the protection of civil liberties and the rule of law in Hong Kong.

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Cosponsors 1

McConnell, Mitch

Kentucky · Jun 27, 1997

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 105: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the people of the United States wish the people of Hong Kong good fortune as they embark on their historic transition of sovereignty from Great Britain to the People's Republic of China.. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-SRES-105/

MLA

"S. Res. 105: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the people of the United States wish the people of Hong Kong good fortune as they embark on their historic transition of sovereignty from Great Britain to the People's Republic of China.." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-SRES-105/.

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S. Res. 105, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-SRES-105/.

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[S. Res. 105: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the people of the United States wish the people of Hong Kong good fortune as they embark on their historic transition of sovereignty from Great Britain to the People's Republic of China.](https://openamerica.io/bill/105-SRES-105/)