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PERSONAL FOR GOVERNOR.
NEW NATIONALITY LAW.
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1. Ministers have now considered very carefully the
(and by Unofficial Memb points made on behalf of Hong Kong by yourself in the
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Executive Council and independently by Unofficial
Members in recent months. They fully understand the
strength of feeling in Hong Kong and have made every
effort to meet this.
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You will understand that it has not been possible
to satisfy Hong Kong's maximum position: the retention
of the status quo and specifically of the title 'Citize
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of the United Kingdom and Colonies'.
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in the new legislation is to distinguish between
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