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OCMIAN 7561
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FM FCOLN TO HOKON
211230Z NOV
GRS 223
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FM FCO
TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
TELNO 1842
OF 211230Z NOVEMBER 85
INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING
никосоти
RECEIVSD 1⁄4 REGISTRY
27 NOV 1985
REGISTRY
PA
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HONG KONG AGREEMENT:
OPINION IN HONG KONG
1.
NATIONALITY ORDER IN COUNCIL:
PUBLIC
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WE HAVE BEEN GIVING SOME THOUGHT TO THE BEST WAY OF
PREPARING A SUMMARY OF VIEWS EXPRESSED IN HONG KONG ON THE
NATIONALITY WHITE PAPER SINCE ITS PUBLICATION, FOR MINISTERS'
REFERENCE DURING THE PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES.
2.
(A)
(B)
3.
THE BEST FORMAT WOULD SEEM TO US TO BE:
A FULL TELEGRAPHIC REPORT BY YOU ON THE LEGCO DEBATE: AND
A SEPARATE REPORT SUMMARISING ALL OTHER EXPRESSIONS OF
HONG KONG OPINION, FROM PRESS REACTION TO ANY VIEWS YOU HAVE RECEIVED DIRECTLY. (WE ASSUME FROM THE ANSWER GIVEN
IN PARA 30 OF YOUR TELNO 2180 THAT SECURITY BRANCH IS
COLLATING PUBLIC OPINION.)
(469
GIVEN THE ABSENCE OF ANY FORMAL ASSESSMENT MACHINERY
THESE REPORTS WILL NOT BE FOR PUBLICATION. THEY WILL HOWEVER ENABLE MINISTERS TO SAY THAT THEY HAVE RECEIVED FULL REPORTS FROM YOU OF REACTIONS IN HONG KONG TO THE WHITE PAPER, AND TO DRAW CONCLUSIONS FROM SOME OF THE MORE AUTHORITATIVE HONG KONG VIEWS,
EG THOSE EXPRESSED IN THE LEGCO DEBATE.
4.
5.
GRATEFUL FOR YOUR COMMENTS.
WE SHOULD ALSO BE GRATEFUL TO KNOW WHAT FORMAT THE LEGCO
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