GRS 180
CONFIDENTIAL
FM HONG KONG
TO DESKBY 14113OZ FCO
TELNO 792
OF 14095OZ MARCH 86
CONFIDEN HAL
TOP COPY
HKИ 04014
RECEIVED IN REGISTRY
17 MAR 1986
347
DESK OFFICER INDEX
REGISTRY
PA
Action Taken
FOLLOWING FOR LAYDEN, HONG KONG DEPARTMENT FROM GOVERNOR
YOUR TELNO
539
: NATIONALITY ORDER N COUNCIL
1. A REPORT FROM LONDON SUGGESTING THAT THE DEBATE ON THE
REVISED NATIONALITY ORDER IN COUNCIL WOULD NOT BE HELD BEFORE
EASTER WAS A LEAD TEM ON THE RADIO NEWS HERE THIS MORNING.
MISS DUNN TOLD ME THAT UNCERTAINTY ABOUT THE TIMING OF THE DEBATE
CAUSED CONSIDERABLE CONCERN AMONG MEMBERS OF UMELCO AT THEIR
MEETHING TODAY: SOME OF THEM BEGAN TO SPECULATE ON WHAT FURTHER
ACTION THEY MIGHT TAKE.
2. TO PREVENT ANOTHER HEAD OF STEAM DEVELOPING IT WILL BE HELPFUL
TO HAVE SOME ESTIMATE WHICH CAN GIVE MISS DUNN, AT LEAST INFORMALLY, OF WHEN IT IS EXPECTED THAT THE REVISED DRAFT ORDER
MIGHT BE PRESENTED AND THE DEBATE TAKE PLACE. RECOGNISE THAT
PARLIAMENTARY MANAGERS WILL NOT GIVE FARM COMMITMENTS BUT SOME
ESTIMATE OF THE TIMING, AND SOME EXPLANATION WHICH WE COULD GIVE OF THE DELAY (E.G. PRESSURE OF OTHER PARLIAMENTARY BUSINESS) WOULD BE HELPFUL.
YOUDE
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
CONFIDENTIAL