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FM HONG KONG
TO DESKBY 03110OZ FCO
TELNO 2712
OF 03095OZ DECEMBER 85
INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING
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RECEIVED IN REGISTRY
- 4 DEC 1985
DESK OFFICE
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WHITE PAPER ON THE DRAFT HONG KONG (BRITISH NATIONALITY) ORDER :
LEGCO ADJOURNMENT DEBATE ON 4 DECEMBER
040/42
1. WE SHALL NEED TO INFORM LEGCO MEMBERS FORMALLY OF THE PARLIAMENTARY ANSWER (YOUR TELNO 1042 TO PEKING BEFORE THE DEBATE ON THE ADJOURNMENT SO THAT MEMBERS CAN REFER TO IT IN THEIR SPEECHES AS NECESSARY. PLEASE CONFIRM DESKBY 04010OZ THAT IT HAS BEEN MADE AND SEND EXACT TEXT OF QUESTION AND ANSWER. THE CHIEF SECPETARY
WILL THEN WRITE TO THE SPONSOR OF THE MOTION, AND TO OTHER UNOFFICIALS WHO PROPOSE TO SPEAK.
WE HAVE SO FAR RECEIVED DRAFTS OF EIGHT OF THE TEN SPEECHES
UROFFICIAL MEMBERS WILL BE GIVING IN THE ADJOURNMENT DEBATE. WE
ARE SENDING YOU COPIES BY FACSIMILE VIA OUR LONDON OFFICE.
WE WILL ALSO BE SENDING YOU A SUMMARY OF THE POINTS MADE BY
OFFICIALS AND OUR ASSESSMENT OF THE REACTIONS OF THE PUBLIC AND OF THE PRESS.
3. AFTER THE UNOFFICIALS HAVE SPOKEN, THE ATTORNEY GENERAL WILL
REPLY ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNMENT.
4. FROM THE SPEECHES WE HAVE RECEIVED SO FAR THE MAIN POINTS
UNOFFICIALS WILL BE MAKING ARE:
(A) BM(0) PASSPORTS MUST ENJOY THE SAME STATUS AS BDTC PASSPORTS AS REGARDS ACCEPTABILITY AND VISA ABOLITION:
(3) BM(0) PASSPORTS SHOULD CAPPY WITH THEM AN EXPLICIT ENTITLEMENT TO ENTER THE UK. (COMMENT: WHAT MEMBERS APPEAR TO BE AFTER IS SOME ENTRY IN THE PASSPORT WHICH INDICATES THIS RIGHT BUT CANNOT ITSELF
BE INTERPRETED AS A VISA):
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