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FM HONG KONG
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELNO 2746
OF 0611152 DECEMBER 85
INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON, PEKING
MIPT: WHITE PAPER ON THE DRAFT HONG KONG (BRITISH NATIONALITY) ORDER 1986: LEGCO ADJOURNMENT DEBATE ON 4 DECEMBER : SUMMARY OF MEDIA COVERAGE
COMMENT
ON THE WHOLE FACTUAL COVERAGE (EXCEPT THE HONG KONG STANDARD WHICH ADOPTED THEIR USUAL SENSATIONALIZING APPROACH IN THE IP HEADLINES). ONLY TWO EDITORIALS (SCMP AND THE EXPRESS). DESPITE UNOFFICIALS' CRITICISMS OF THE WORDING OF THE RIGHT OF ABODE ENDORSEMENT AGREED IN PRINCIPLE BETWEEN BRITAIN AND CHINA, NO EXPRESSIONS OF DISAPPOINTMENT YET. FAIRLY BALANCED COVERAGE CF UNOFFICIALS' REMARKS AND REPLIES BY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL. BUT UNOFF IC FALS WHO MADE IMPASSIONED PLEAS ON BEHALF OF THE ETHNIC MINORITIES OR WHO SLAMMED BRITAIN'S CHANGES TO HONG KONG PEOPLE'S NATIONALITY STATUS OVER THE YEARS PREDICTABLY STOLE THE LIMELIGHT. NO EDITORIAL EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY YET FOR THE CASE OF NON-CHINESE BDTCS OR OF THE 400 EX-SERVICEMEN IN HONG KONG.
YOUDE
HONG KONG AGREEMENT: NATIONALITY
LIMITED
HD/HKD
HD/FED
HD/NTD
RESEARCH D (MR WALKER)
DEP HD/PUSD
PS
PS/MR RENTON
PS/PUS
SIR W HARDING
MR WILSON
COPIES TO:
MR ROBERTS, NEWS DEPT
MR FIFOOT, LEGAL ADVISERS
LR GRAINGER, LEGAL ADVISERS
MR D MCDOUGALL, MVD
MR HYDE, HOME OFFICE
MR EMERY, B4 DIV, HOME OFFICE, CROYDON
MF NICHOLSON, PASSPORT DEPT, HOME OFFICE,
ROOM 236, CLIVE HOUSE.
MR MCDONOUGH, B2 DIV, HOME OFFICE
MR WOOD
LEGAL ADVISERS
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