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TELNO 2860 OF 30/11/84
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YOUR TELNO 2352: HONG KONG AGREEMENT: PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES¿
NOTES FOR SUPPLEMENTARIES.
1. WE HAVE THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS ON THE NOTES FOR SUPPLEMENTARIES IN TUR:
FOR CONCERN'' IN THE
(A) F(19): SUBSTITUTE ''RESPONSIBILITY" FIRST SENTENCE TO BRING IT INTO LINE WITH THE LANGUAGE OF ANNEX 1. IN ORDER TO CATER FOR CHINESE SENSITIVITIES I SUGGEST THAT SENTENCES 3 AND 4 BE RECAST AS FOLLOWS: ''THIS IS OF COURSE A MATTER FOR THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT BUT I AM UNAWARE OF ANY INDICATION AS YET THAT THERE WILL BE CONSCRIPTION.''
(B) F(20): REDRAFT THE FIRST SENTENCE TO: ''CLEAR THE PRC WILL BE RESPONSIBLE ...'' AND THIRD SENTENCE TO:
PUBLIC ORDER WILL
BE
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...
AMEND THE FINAL SENTENCE TO READ:
THAT TROOPS STATIONED IN SAR FOR THE PURPOSE OF DEFENCE WILL NOT INTERFERE... IN ORDER TO BRING IT INTO LINE WITH THE DEBATE SPEECH (PARAGRAPH 44 OF YOUR TELNO 2356 AND THE LANGUAGE OF ANNEX 1.
(C) H(27): INSERT ''A VALID'' BEFORE 'BRITISH PASSPORT' IN THE FIRST SENTENCE FOR THE REASONS IN PARAGRAPH 1 OF MY TELNO 2851.
(D) H(27) AND J(35): THE CHINESE ARE OPPOSED TO THE NOTION THAT BRITISH NATIONALITY SHOULD BE ACQUIRED AUTOMATICALLY BY ANY BOTCS (OR THEIR CHILDREN) AFTER 1997. IT WOULD MAKE THEM LESS INCLINED TO COMMENT OR COMPLAIN IF AT BIRTH'' WERE DELETED AFTER
BRITISH NATIONALITY''.
EVANS
HONG KONG AGREEMENT
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CABINET OFFICE
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