DEFENSIVE
Amendments:
Nationality Amendments
1.
Amendment moved by
Enoch
paragraph 2 in its entirety from
uncertainty
Powell and Opposition to remove
the schedule would cause serious
in Hong Kong about nationality status. Important
move rapidly ahead with legislation on nationality.
2.
to
Enoch Powell's two further amendments presumably aimed at
denying Hong Kong BDTCs a new form of
of British nationality. This
would be a derogation of our responsibilities to
to the people of Hong
Kong, and would depart from commitment in UK Memorandum. No doubt
that agreement accepted in Hong Kong on basis that HMG would carry
out commitments on nationality.
Adaptation of Law: Amendment
3.
resolution
paragraph
Positive
Amendment put down by Opposition to make Orders in Council
under paragraph 3 of Schedule subject to positive
procedures based on misapprehension. Orders under this
would be largely technical, and not of great interest.
resolution procedures would be burdensome: there may be
Orders.
many such