GRS 151
CONFIDENTIAL
FM FCO
TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
TELNO 481
OF 141530Z MARCH 86
348)
CONFIDENTIAL
гний
HUL 040/4 оюу
RECEIVED IN REGISTRY
1 7 MAR 1986
DESK OFFICER INDEX
MEGISTRY
PA
Action Taken
FOLLOWING PERSONAL FOR GOVERNOR FROM LAYDEN
YOUR TELNO 792: NATIONALITY ORDER IN COUNCIL
1.
WE ARE STILL WORKING TOWARDS AN AGREED SUBMISSION TO HO
AND FCO MINISTERS AND OD(K). WE HAVE NOT YET, THEREFORE, REACHED
THE STAGE OF ASKING PARLIAMENTARY MANAGERS TO ARRANGE A DEBATE,
AND CANNOT GIVE EVEN AN INFORMAL ESTIMATE OF WHEN THE ORDER MIGHT
BE PRESENTED OR THE DEBATE TAKE PLACE.
2.
THE FOLLOWING LINE, WHICH MAY BE USED IN PUBLIC, IS AS
FAR AS WE CAN GO FOR THE MOMENT:
'THE GOVERNMENT ARE COMMITTED TO CONSIDERING THE POINTS
RAISED BY HONG KONG VERY CAREFULLY AND THIS IS INEVITABLY TAKING
SOME TIME. IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO SAY AT THIS STAGE WHEN THE
ORDER WILL BE LAID BUT THE GOVERNMENT HOPE TO REACH A DECISION
SHORTLY.'
HOWE
HONG KONG AGREEMENT: NATIONALITY
LIMITED
HD/HKD
HD/FED
HD/NTD
RESEARCH D (MR WALKER)
DEP HD/PUSD
PS
PS/MR 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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