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INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING
YOUR TELNO 1260 1263: HONG KONG AGREEMENT : NATIONALITY ORDER IN COUNCIL
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WE ARE CONTENT WITH THE REVISED DRAFT WHITE PAPER CUT HAVE THE FOLLOWING FURTHER COMMENTS
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(A) PARA. 7. NO REASON IS GIVEN FOR NOT INCLUDING OUR PROPOSED FINAL SENTENCE A SEPARATE ANNOUNCEMENT WILL BE MADE IN DUE COURSE'. AS WE DO WISH TO REASSURE THE PUBLIC THAT AN ANNOUCEMENT ABOUT THESE ARRANGEMENTS WILL BE MADE IN DUE COURSE, WE RECOMMEND THAT OUR PROPOSED LAST SENTENCE BE REINSTATED:
(E) PARA. 13. IT SEEMS TO US THAT THE GRAMMAR OF THE SECOND SENTENCE IS INCORRECT. WE RECOMMEND THAT IT SHOULD END AFTER THE WORD QUALIFICATIONS', FOLLOWED BY A NEW SENTENCE BEGINNING 'EXAMPLES OF PERSONS WHO COME WITHIN ARTICLE 2(1)(C) ARE:-:
(C) ALSO ON PARA. 13. THE LAST SENTENCE IN SUB-PARA. (2) IS A NEW POINT AND SHOULD NOT FORM PART OF SUB-PARA. (2). IT SHOULD START ON A NEW LINE UNDER PARA. 13 (DO NOT INSET):
(D) PARA. 19. TO SET THE EXAMPLE IN SUB-PARA. (3) ABSOLUTELY RIGHT, WE RECOMMEND THAT SUB-PARA. (3) BE AMENDED TO BEGIN WITH WORDS 'A CHILD JOINTLY ADOPTED IN BERMUDA...'. ALSO WE RECOMMEND THAT THE WORDS OF SUCH A PERSON' IN THE SENTENCE BEGINNING 'EXAMPLES' DE DELETED:
(2) PARA, 27 FOR CLARITY WE RECOMMEND THAT THE FIRST SENTENCE BE AMENDED TO READ : ARTICLE 5(3) AND (4) FULFILL HER MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT'S COMMITMENTS TO GRANDCHILDREN BORN AFTER 1 JULY 1997 TO THE CHILDREN OF FORMER HONG KONG SDTCS IF THEY ARE BORN STATELESS.'
2. GRATEFUL TO KNOW IF YOU ARE AGREEABLE TO THE ABOVE MINOR CHANGES DESKзY 060130Z.
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HONG KONG AGREEMENT: NATIONALITY
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COPIES TO:
MR ROBERTS, NEWS DEPT
MR FIFOOT, LEGAL ADVISERS
MR GRAINGER, LEGAL ADVISERS
MR MILLER, MVD
MR HYDE, HOME OFFICE
MR EMERY, B4 DIV, HOME OFFICE, CROYDON
MF NICHOLSON, PASSPORT DEPT, HOME OFFICE,
ROOM 236, CLIVE HOUSE.
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