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Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the introduction of the Law of the People's Republic of China on Safeguarding National Security in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, what plans they have (1) to follow the government of Australia’s decision to suspend its extradition agreement with Hong Kong, and (2) to encourage other countries to emulate the government of Australia’s decision to give skilled migrants from Hong Kong five-year visas with a pathway to permanent residence. [T]  HL6703

Question HL6703: tabled on 10 July 2020 and due for answer by 17 July 2020

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Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the introduction of the Law of the People's Republic of China on Safeguarding National Security in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, what plans they have (1) to follow the government of Australia’s decision to suspend its extradition agreement with Hong Kong, and (2) to encourage other countries to emulate the government of Australia’s decision to give skilled migrants from Hong Kong five-year visas with a pathway to permanent residence. [T]  HL6703
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