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1 1 MAR 1985
TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
TELEGRAM NUMBER 378 OF 8 MARCH
INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING
155) YOUR TELNO 482: HONG KONG BILL: HOUSE OF LORDS COMMITTEE STAGE
AND REPORT STAGES
1. AN AMENDMENT TO THE HONG KONG BILL HAS BEEN LAID TODAY BY
LORD GRIDLEY TO THE FOLLOWING EFFECT:
BEGINS SCHEDULE
:
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(C) AS TO THE PUBLIC SERVICE OF HONG KONG AND PERSONS BEING
MEMBERS OR FORMER MEMBERS THEREOF (INCLUDING PROVISION FOR THE DISCHARGE OF OBLIGATIONS TO, OR OTHERWISE COMPENSATING, SUCH
PERSONS AND FOR THE APPORITIONMENT OF LIABILITIES ARISING
THEREFROM).')
ENDS
2. WE UNDERSTAND THAT BARONESS VICKERS, WITH THE SUPPORT OF THE
BISHOP OF BIRMINGHAM, MAY LAY AN AMENDMENT DEALING WITH THE
POSITION OF ETHNIC INDIANS IN HONG KONG. THIS MAY DEAL WITH THE
QUESTION OF SECOND GENERATION BORN AFTER 1997.
3. IN THE HOUSE OF LORDS, AMENDMENT'S MAY BE LAID UP TO THE LAST
MINUTE BEFORE THE COMMITTEE STAGE. WE WILL KEEP YOU UP TO DATE
WITH ANY FURTHER AMENDMENTS AS THEY APPEAR.
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HONG KONG AGREEMENT
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