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FM FCO 301615Z JULY 85
TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
TELEGRAM NUMBER 1094 OF 30 JULY
INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING
FOR MORTIMER FROM IP
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- 1 AUG 1985
YOUR TELNO 1550: HDNG KONG AGREEMENT: NATIONALITY: ORDER IN
COUNCIL
BA
1.
MIFT CONTAINS THE TEXT OF THE DRAFT ORDER IN COUNCIL AGREED
TODAY WITH HOME OFFICE AND FCO OFFICIALS. YOU WILL SEE THAT
ARTICLE 4(2) IS VIRTUALLY IDENTICAL TO THE VERSION PROPOSED IN
PARA 2 OF TUR.
2. THE OTHER MAIN CHANGES TO THE PREVIOUS HOME OFFICE DRAFT (FCO
TELNO 948) ARE:-
A)
B)
C)
D)
ARTICLE 2(1)(A)(IV).
EXPANDED TO MEET THE POINT IN PARA 2(C)
OF HONG KONG TELNO 1512.286)
ARTICLE 2(1)(B) (II). EXPANDED TO COVER THE POINT IN PARA
2(H) OF HONG KONG TELNO 1512.
ARTICLE 2(1)(B) (IV). INSERTED AS PROPOSED IN PARA 2(F) OF
HONG KONG TELNO 1512. PLEASE NOTE THAT ACCEPTANCE OF THE
SUGGESTION IN PARA 2(J) OF HONG KONG TELNO 1512 MEANS THAT
ALL OTHER PERSONS WHO FALL WITHIN THE TERMS OF THE PREVIOUS
ARTICLE 2(1)(D) ARE NOW COVERED BY OTHER PROVISIONS OF
ARTICLE 2(1).
ARTICLE 2(1)(E). AMENDED AS PROPOSED IN PARA 2(K) OF HONG KONG TELNO 1512.
(E) ARTICLE 2(3). NEW ARTICLE (B) INSERTED.
(F) ARTICLE 6(4)(B), WORDS 'BY VIRTUE OF HAVING A CONNECTION WITH
HONG KONG' INSERTED FOR CLARITY.
(G) ARTICLE 7(5). PREVIOUS (A) DELETED BY HOME OFFICE AS NOT
BEING NECESSARY.
(H) ARTICLE 7(7)(B) SLIGHTLY AMENDED BY HOME OFFICE.
3. WE SHALL HAVE A FINAL MEETING WITH HOME OFFICE AND FCO
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