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REF.
PQ BY IR HAL BILLER P: GREEN PAPER ON NATIONALITY LAW.
1. BR HAL MILLER HP (CONSERVATIVE BROMSGROVE AND REDDITCH) HAS PUT DOWN THE FOLLOWING ORAL QUESTION: QUOTE
WHAT REPRESENTATIONS HE HAS RECEIVED FROM THE GOVERNMENT OF HONG KONG OR OTHER OFFICIAL OR UNOFFICIAL BODIES ON THE SUBJECT OF THE GOVERNMENT'S CONSULTATION PAPER ON BRITISH CITIZENSHIP UNQUOTE. 2. THE ONLY REPRESENTATIONS OF WHICH WE ARE AWARE ARE THOSE IN A WRITTEN STATEMENT OF VIEWS BY THE MEMBERS OF UMELCO WHICH SIR
= YN KAN AND DR S Y CHUNG PRESENTAED TO LORD GORONWY-ROBERTS WHEN
THEY CALLED ON HIM ON 8 JUNE. WE ARE ACCORDINGLY PROPOSING TO
SUBMIT THE FOLLOWING DRAFT REPLY:- QUOTE
MY RIGHT HON AND NOBLE FRIEND THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR FOREIGN
AND COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS HAS RECEIVED A WRITTEN STATEMENT OF VIEWS BY THE UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE AND LEGISLATIVE COUNCILS
IN HONG KONG ON THE GREEN PAPER QUOTE BRITISH NATIONALITY LAW:
DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLE CHANGES UNQUOTE UNQUOTE.
3. MR MILLER'S QUESTION IS NOT FOR ANSWER UNTIL 13 JULY BUT WE HAVE TO SUBIT A DRAFT REPLY AND NOTES FOR SUPPLEMENTARIES BY 6 JULY AND SHOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR ANY COMMENTS ON THE PROPOSED TEXT IN
PARAGRAPH 2 ABOVE BY 051000Z.
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MR W M LEE B4 DIVISION HOME OFFICE
APOLLO HOUSE CROYDON
MR TS KIDD HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE
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