A/RES/49/46
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Noting also the recent review of the criminal justice system in the
Territory,
Noting with concern the incidence of crime in the secondary schools, and
noting also the planned restructuring of the public school system,
Expressing the view that the removal of military bases and installations
from the Territory could expedite the full implementation of the Declaration
on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples,
Noting that the Territory has never been visited by a United Nations
visiting mission,
1.
Expresses the view that the referendum on the future status of
Bermuda is an appropriate means for the people of the Territory to decide
their own future;
2.
Notes with satisfaction that the economy of the Territory has
begun to recover and that the territorial Government continues to place
emphasis on the general good management of the economy of Bermuda;
3.
Calls upon the administering Power to ensure that the criminal
justice system is fair to all inhabitants of the Territory;
4.
Notes the plans of the territorial Government to restructure the
entire educational system with a view to facilitating wider access to higher
education and to training more Bermudian students in the skills required to
satisfy the employment needs of the Territory;
5.
Notes also the decision by Canada, the United Kingdom of Great
Britain and Northern Ireland and the United States of America to close their
respective military bases in Bermuda in 1995;
6.
Again calls upon the administering Power to facilitate the dispatch
of a United Nations visiting mission to the Territory as early as possible.
IV.
British Virgin Islands
The General Assembly,
Referring to resolution A above,
Having heard the statement of the representative of the United Kingdom
of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, as the administering Power, 6/
Noting the request of the Territory for a review of its Constitution,
and noting also the appointment by the administering Power of the
Constitutional Review Commission,
Also noting the measures taken by the territorial Government to develop
the agricultural, industrial, educational and communications sectors,
Further noting the desire of the Territory for membership in the Food
and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and other regional and
international organizations,
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