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COMMON EUROPEAN COMMUNITY FORMAT WILL IN DUE COURSE BE BURGUNDY
RED, SOFT-COVERED AND OF SMALLER SIZE THAN THE PRESENT BLUE DOCUMENT. ON THE COVER WILL BE THE WORDING 'UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND', THE ROYAL COAT OF ARMS AND
'PASSPORT': THE WORDING ON THE INSIDE COVER WILL REFER TO 'HER
BRITANNIC MAJESTY'S SECRETARY OF STATE'. THIS DOCUMENT WILL BE
PRODUCED BY COMPUTERS AND WILL BE MACHINE-READABLE.
(NEXT WORD UNDERLINED) CONCLUSION
30.
THESE ARE COMPLEX ISSUES AFFECTING PEOPLE'S NATIONALITY,
RIGHTS OF ABODE AND TRAVEL ARRANGEMENTS. THERE IS A GOOD DEAL OF
DETAILED WORK STILL TO BE DONE. WE WANT TO TAKE THAT FORWARD IN
A STEADY AND MEASURED WAY CONSULTING CLOSELY WITH THE PEOPLE OF
HONG KONG. THAT IS WHAT WE SHALL BE DOING IN THE YEARS AHEAD.
BUT WE NEED A STRONG BRIDGE BETWEEN THE PRINCIPLES ALREADY AGREED
WITH THE CHINESE AND BY PARLIAMENT AND THE DETAILED
ADMINISTRATIVE AND OTHER NATIONALITY ARRANGEMENTS. WE BELIEVE
THE DRAFT ORDER ATTACHED TO THE WHITE PAPER PROVIDES THAT BRIDGE.
IT IS DESIGNED TO ENSURE THAT THE ARRANGEMENTS WHICH WILL BE MADE
ARE FAIR AND CONSISTENT AS BETWEEN ALL BDTCS IN HONG KONG: AND
ARE IMPLEMENTED IN AN IMAGINATIVE, EFFICIENT AND ORDERED WAY.
31.
WE BELIEVE THEREFORE THAT THE NATIONALITY ARRANGEMENTS WE
PROPOSE ARE ON THE RIGHT LINES. BUT WE SHALL LISTEN WITH
INTEREST TO WHAT THE HOUSE SAYS BEFORE FINALLY INVITING THE HOUSE
TO APPROVE THE NATIONALITY ORDER. THE WHITE PAPER IS A KEY STEP
IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF AN AGREEMENT WHICH WAS RIGHTLY WELCOMED
BY THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG AND AROUND THE WORLD
WITH THE HELP OF THE HOUSE AND OF THE PEOPLE OF
HONG KONG WE BELIEVE THE NATIONALITY ORDER WILL COME TO BE SEEN
IN THE SAME LIGHT.
ENDS.
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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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