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REA ARY Action Faken
YOUR TELNOS 53 AND 55:
WHITE PAPER ON THE DRAFT NATIONALITY
ORDER 1986: SPEECH BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY IN THE LEGISLATIVE
COUNCIL ON 8 JANUARY
1.
MINISTERS HAVE SEEN THE DRAFT IN YOUR SECOND TUR, AND ARE
VERY CONCERNED THAT IT GIVES THE IMPRESSION THAT THE DIFFICULTIES
RAISED FOR HMG BY THE ISSUES IN THE MOTION BEFORE THE COUNCIL ARE
MINOR AND TECHNICAL, WITH THE IMPLICATION THAT IT SHOULD NOT BE
HARD FOR HMG TO ACCEDE TO THE WISHES OF LEGCO AFTER FURTHER
CONSIDERATION. AS YOU KNOW, THESE ISSUES RAISE VERY DIFFICULT
QUESTIONS OF PRINCIPLE FOR HMG.
2.
MINISTERS HOPE THAT THE CHIEF SECRETARY WILL AT THE
VERY LEAST SAY. IN PLACE OF THE SECOND SENTENCE OF PARAGRAPH 2 OF YOUR SECOND TUR, 'NEVERTHELESS, SIR, THE ISSUES THEMSELVES RAISE
A NUMBER OF DIFFICULT QUESTIONS OF PRINCIPLE FOR HER MAJESTY'S
GOVERNMENT, AND THESE WILL REQUIRE FURTHER DETAILED
CONSIDERATION.'.
HOWE
HONG KONG AGREEMENT: NATIONALITY
LIMITED
HD/HKD
HD/FED
HD/NTD
RESEARCH D (MR WALKER)
DEP HD/PUSD
PS
PS/LR RENTON
PS/PUS
SIR W HARDING MR WILSON
· COPIES TO:
MR ROBERTS, NEWS DEPT MR FIFOOT,
LEGAL ADVISERS
MR GRAINGER, LEGAL ADVISERS
MR D MCDOUGALL, MVD
MR HYDE, HOME OFFICE
MR EMERY, B4 DIV, HOME OFFICE, CROYDON
MR NICHOLSON, PASSPORT DEPT, HOME OFFICE
ROOM 236, CLIVE HOUSE.
MR MCDONOUGH, B2 DIV, HOME OFFICE
MR WOOD LEGAL ADVISERS
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