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WHITE PAPER ON NATIONALITY
IN OUR REPORT ON PUBLIC OPINION EXPRESSED IN HONG KONG ON THE DRAFT NATIONALITY ORDER IN COUNCIL, WE REPORTED THAT THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN DISTRICT BOARD PUT FORWARD AT ITS MEETING ON 31 OCTOBER 1985 A MOTION REJECTING THE DRAFT ORDER WHICH WAS NARROWLY DEFEATED. THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN BOARD HAS NOW UNANIMOUSLY AGREED TO ANOTHER MOTION ON THE DRAFT ORDER AT A SPECIAL MEETING ON 23 JANUARY 1986. THE CHAIRMAN ASKED US TO CONVEY THE MOTION TO
YOU WHICH IS AS FOLLOWS -
'THIS BOARD REQUEST THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT TO CONVEY TO THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT THE DEEP CONCERN EXPRESSED BY THIS BOARD ABOUT THE EROSION OF THE RIGHT OF HONG KONG BRITISH DEPENDENT TERRITORIES CITIZENS AND TO URGE UPON THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT THE SERIOUS CONSIDERATION OF THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY MEMBERS OF THIS BOARD AT THEIR MEETING HELD ON 31 OCTOBER 1985 AND ALSO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE DETAILED PROPOSALS CONTAINED IN THE LETTER DATED 3 JANUARY 1986 ADDRESSED BY THE UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TO MEMBERS OF THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT.'
MIFT CONTAINS A SUMMARY OF THE BOARD'S VIEWS WHICH THE CHAIRMAN
ALSO ASKED US TO PASS TO YOU.
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HONG KONG AGREEMENT: NATIONALITY
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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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