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FM HONG KONG 28074OZ JAN 85
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELEGRAM NUMBER 223 OF 28 JANUARY
INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING
HKK CHC14 RECEIVED IN REGISTRY
28 JAN 1983
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YOUR TELNO 167: HONG KONG BILL: TITLE OF NEW FORM OF NATIONALITY.
1. THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE BILL AND PUBLIC REACTION TO
THE NEW TITLE WILL BE DISCUSSED AT EXCO TOMORROW. WE WILL REPORT
THAT DISCUSSION.
2. OUR IMMEDIATE REACTION AT OFFICIAL LEVEL TO THE DRAFT AMENDMENT TO CLAUSE 2(1)(B) OF THE SCHEDULE IS FAVOURABLE. IT SIGNIFICANTLY DIMINISHES IF NOT REMOVES THE CRITICISM THAT THE EXISTING CLAUSE
2(1)(B) OF THE SCHEDULE IS TOO VAGUE: A POINT MADE ABOUT IT BY
THE UMELCO DELEGATION AND INCLUDED IN THEIR SPEAKING NOTES OF
17 JANUARY.
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
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MR CARTLEDGE, CABINET OFFICE MR DRC CHRISTOPHER, CABINET OFF. SIR P CRADOCK, NO 10 DOWNING ST MR EMERY(2COPIES) B4.HOME OFFICE
CROYDON
MR HYDE HOME OFFICE
QUEEN ANNE'S GATE
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