CONFIDENTIAL
NOT BE OBTAINED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF HONG KONG, THIS WOULD BE TAKEN AS INDICATING THAT UNOFFICIALS, AND PARTICULARLY ELECTED UNOFFICIALS, WERE IN A POSITION TO GET FROM LONDON WHAT COULD NOT BE OBTAINED THROUGH THE GOVERNMENT OF HONG KONG. THE CONSEQUENCES FOR THE REPUTATION OF HMG AND THE AUTHORITY OF THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT: AND THE IMPLICATIONS FOR THE FUTURE MANAGEMENT OF THE LEGISLATIVE
COUNCIL WILL BE OBVIOUS.
5. EVEN TO SEEK TO DELAY THE SENDING OF A DELEGATION COULD BE HAZARDOUS. YOU WILL RECALL THE DEEPLY EMBEDDED BELIEF THAT MY PREDECESSOR DISSUADED THE UNOFFICIALS FROM SENDING A DELEGATION AT A CRUCIAL POINT IN THE LORDS DEBATE ON THE NATIONALITY ACT: AND THAT THEY LOST THE OPPORTUNITY OF GETTING A FAVOURABLE VOTE IN THE LORDS ON AND ISSUE OF GREAT CONCERN TO THEM AS A
CONSEQUENCE.
YOUDE
HONG KONG AGREEMENT: NATIONALITY
LIMITED
HD/HKD HD/FED
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COPIES TO:
HD/NTD
RESEARCH D (MR WALKER)
DEP HD/PUSD
PS
PS/MR RENTON
PS/PUS
SIR W HARDING
MR WILSON
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 OFFIC
ROOM 236, CLIVE HOUSE.
MR MCDONOUGH, B2 DIV, HOME OFFICE
MR WOOD LEGAL ADVISERS
TAM
DENTIA