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FM PEKING 370315Z SEP 81
CONFIDENTIAL
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELNO 591 OF 30 SEPTEMBER 1981.,
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RECEVE IMPORT 96. 51
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$14.00.
May 1910
REPEATED AS IMMEDIATE INFO TO HONG KONG (PERSONAL FOR GOVERNOR)
YOUR TELNO 420: NATIONALITY BILL:
3.81
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1. I TOO HOPE THAT THE H O L AMENDMENT MAY BE REVERSED BUT, IF IT BECOMES NECESSARY TO INTRODUCE AN ALTERNATIVE DESIGNATION, I COULD AGREE WITH BRITISH (HONG KONG) CITIZEN**. WE SHOULD NOT REPEAT NOT OMIT THE BRACKETS. TO DO SO WOULD CARRY THE SORT OF SUGGESTION OF SEPARATE STATUS FOR HONG KONG RESIDENTS WHICH, AS YOU KNOW FROM MY TELNO 187 AND EARLIER ADVICE, IS THE VERY THING WE WISH TO AVOID.
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2. I SHOULD ADD, INCIDENTALLY, THAT SO FAR NO CHINESE OFFICIAL HAS RAISED THE SUBJECT OF THE NATIONALITY BILL WITH US, NOR
HAS THE CHINESE PRESS FOCUSSED ON THE MATTER. WE SHOULD LIKE THINGS TO CONTINUE THIS WAY.
CRADOCK
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