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REASONING. THE CONTEXT IS LARGER THAN HONG KONG AND WE NEED TO ENSURE THAT THE POLICY ON THE LAUNCH OF THE NEW-STYLE PASSPORT IS UNIFORM AND OPEN AS LITTLE TO CRITICISM AS POSSIBLE.
HOWE
HONG KONG AGREEMENT: NATIONALITY
LIMITED
HD/HKD
HD/FED
HD/NTD
RESEARCH D (MR WALKER)
DEP HD/PUSD
PS
PS/MR RENTON PS/LADY YOUNG
PS/PUS
SIR W HARDING MR WILSON
COPIES TO:
MR ROBERTS, NEWS DEPT MR FIFOOT, LEGAL ADVISERS
LEGAL ADVISERS MR GRAINGER,
MR D MCDOUGALL, MVD
MR HYDE, HOME OFFICE
MR EMERY, B4 DIV, HOME OFFICE, CROYDON
MR NICHOLSON, PASSPORT DEPT, HOME OFFIC
ROOM 236, CLIVE HOUSE.
MR MCDONOUGH, B2 DIV, HOME OFFICE MR WOOD LEGAL ADVISERS
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