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DESKDY FCO 10090OZ
DESKBY PEKING 100900Z
FM HONG KONG 100820Z JAN 85
TO IMMEDIATE F C O
TELEGRAM NUMBER 79 OF 10 JANUARY
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INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING, HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON, HONG KONG GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVES BRUSSELS, WASHINGTON, GENEVA
AND CG NEW YORK.
FCO TELNO 56: HONG KONG BILL : PRESS RELEASE.
1. AS HONG KONG PEOPLE ARE FAMILIAR WITH THE TERMS OF THE JOINT DECLARATION AND THE EVENTS LEADING UP TO ITS SIGNATURE AND ARE LIKELY TO BE MOST CONCERNED WITH THE PROVISIONS ON NATIONALITY WE HAVE
PREPARED OUR OWN DRAFT PRESS RELEASE FOR ISSUE AT 101700Z. THIS SUMMARISES THE PROVISIONS OF THE BILL AND DRAWS ON THE MATERIAL IN YOUR TELNO 23 IN ORDER TO EXPLAIN THE NATIONALITY PROVISIONS IN GREATER DETAIL THAN TUR. WE HAVE MADE ONE OR
TWO CHANGES FOR LOCAL PRESENTATIONAL PURPOSES.
2. THE DRAFT RELEASE IS IN MIFT. WOULD BE GRATEFFUL FOR YOUR
COMMENTS AND THOSE OF PEKING DESKBY 101400Z.
3. SHOULD YOU WISH TO DISCUSS THE DRAFT RELEASE, JOHN CHAN WILL BE AVAILABLE ON THE PHONE (3-390353) AFTER 1011302 THIS EVENING. ALISTAIR LANG WILL BE AVAILABLE ON 5-95245 OR 5-95934 UP UNTIL
THIS TIME.
4. WE SHALL ALSO ISSUE A SUMMARY OF THE STAGES THROUGH WHICH THE DILL WILL PASS. THIS WILL DE BASED ON YOUR TELNO 43.
5. WE ARE WORKING ON SOME FURTHER QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WHICH
WE MAY NEED TO DEPLOY TOMORROW AND FOR WHICH WE SHOULD APPRECIATE CLEARANCE BY 110100Z. THESE WILL FOLLOW IN A LATER TELEGRAM.
6. PLEASE PASS YOUR REPLY TO HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICES IN LONDON, GENEVA, BRUSSELS, WASHINGTON AND NEW YORK.
YOUDE
HONG KONG AGREEMENT
LIMITED
HD/HKD
HD/FED
HD/PLANNING STAFF
HD/PUSD
DEP HD/PUSD
RESEARCH DEPT (MR WALKER)
PS
PS/MR LUCE
PS/PUS
SIR W HARDING
MR WILSON
SIR J FREELAND
MR J CROWLEY, PUSD
COPIES TO: (VIA ADR)
MR ROBERTS, NEWS DEPT
MR FIFOOT, LEGAL ADVISERS
MR BURROWS, LEGAL ADVISERS
MR MARTIN, ASST STAFF CABINET
OFFICE
MR CARTLEDGE, CABINET OFFICE MR COLVIN, CABINET OFFICE
SIR P CRADOCK, NO 10 DOWNING ST HKGO LONDON
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