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TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG TELNO 508 OF 5 JULY.
INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING
REF.
MIPT PQ BY MR HAL MILLER MP: GREEN PAPER ON NATIONALITY LAW.
FOLLOWING IS TEXT OF PROPOSED DRAFT REPLY AND HOTES FOR
SUPPLEMENTARIES:
DRAFT REPLY:
THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT HAS SUBMITTED A NUMBER OF ENQUIRIES
CONCERNING POINTS OF DETAIL ARISING FROM THE GREEN PAPER
QUOTE BRITISH NATIONALITY LAW: DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLE
CHANGES UNQUOTE AND THESE ARE BEING CONSIDERED. THE UNOFFICIAL
MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE AND LEGISLATIVE COUNCILS IN HONG KONG,
I HAVE ALSO PRESENTED A WRITTEN STATEMENT OF THEIR VIEWS.
NOTES FOR SUPPLEMENTARIES.
THE UNITED KINGDOM GOVERNMENT'S COMMITMENT TO HONG KONG.
1) THE IDEAS PUT FORWARD IN THE GREEN PAPER IF ADOPTED, WOULD NOT INDICATE ANY ALTERATION TO THE UK GOVERNMENT'S COMMITMENT TO THE SECURITY AND PROSPERITY OF HONG KONG, WHICH REMAINS UNCHANGED.
THE CONSTITUTIONAL RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE UK AND HONG KONG.
2. THE IDEAS PUT FORWARD IN THE GREEN PAPER DO NOT IMPLY ANY CHANGE IN THE CONSTITUTIONAL RELATIONSHIP WITH HONG KONG.
CONSIDERATION OF REPRESENTATIONS FROM HONG KONG,
3. AS HAS ALREADY BEEN EXPLAINED BY MY RIGHT HON FRIEND THE
SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE HOME DEPARTMENT WHEN INTRODUCING
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