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FM FCO 16153OZ AUGUST 85
TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
TELEGRAM NUMBER 1160 OF 16 AUGUST
INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING
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YOUR TEL NOS 1630 AND 1646: HONG KONG AGREEMENT:
NATIONALITY ORDER IN COUNCIL
1 •
MY FOUR IFTS CONTAIN:
(A) RESPONSES TO THE POINTS IN FIRST TUR :
нии ото
REDEIVONNIN REGISTRY
2 1 AUG 1985
(B) A TEXT OF THE DRAFT ORDER IN COUNCIL REVISED TO TAKE" ACCOUNT
OF THOSE OF EXCO'S PROPOSED AMENDMENTS WHICH WE CAN AGREE
TO:
(C) A RECAST LIST OF THOSE HONG KONG BDTCS WHO WILL LOSE BDTC
STATUS AND MAY ACQUIRE BN(0) STATUS. THIS LIST HAS BEEN
SLIGHTLY EXPANDED TO TAKE ACCOUNT OF ONE OR TWO CATEGORIES
NOT PREVIOUSLY LISTED. WE SHOULD WELCOME YOUR COMMENTS ON
IT. REFERENCES IN THE LEFT HAND MARGIN ARE TO RELEVANT
SECTIONS OF THE DRAFT ORDER:
(D) A DRAFT TEXT OF THE EXPLANATORY WHITE PAPER. WE HAVE JUST
RECEIVED THIS FROM THE HOME OFFICE AND HAVE NOT OURSELVES
YET COMMENTED ON IT. HOME OFFICE WOULD WELCOME YOUR (AND
OUR) VIEWS ON IT BY 21 AUGUST, WITH A VIEW TO ITS BEING PUT
TO EXCO BY THE END OF AUGUST, BEFORE IT IS SUBMITTED TO
MINISTERS HERE.
2. WE ARE LOOKING INTO THE QUESTION IN SECOND TUR AND WILL REPLY
AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
YOUNG
HONG KONG AGREEMENT: NATIONALITY.
LIMITED
HD/HKD
HD/FED HD/NTD
RESEARCH DEPT.(MR WALKER )
D/HD PUSD
PS
PS/MR LUCE
PS/LADY YOUNG
PS/PUS
SIR W HARDING
MR WILSON
COPIES TO:
MR ROBERTS, NEWS DEPT.
MR FIFOOT LEGAL ADVISERS
MR GRAINGER, LEGAL ADVISERS
MR HYDE, HOME OFFICE
MR NICHOLSON, PASSPORT DEPT, HOM
OFFICE.
MR EMERY, B4 DIV, HOME OFFICE,
CROYDON.
Mr Miller, MVD
HKGO
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LONDON.
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