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INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING
NATIONAL HTY ORDER IN COUNCIL
HD/HKD
Loris alone vote on Ordes i
Concil. Once an Order is approved in the Commms, the convention is that the Lords do not seek to diviel the
House on the O, der itself wit is just approved. But the Lords could put in a
cking amendment"
expressing dissatisfact
"non-wrec
unscathed. with the Order on which there conto be a
division. But win or lose this, the
Order, belf emerges WE HAVE RECEIVED A COPY OF A LETTER OF 10 MARCH FROM LORD CHITNIS TO NARAIN OF THE HONG KONG COUNCIL OF INDIAN ASSOCIATIONS WHICH SAYS, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THAT 'IF THE GOVERNMENT DO NOT GIVE YOU THE RIGHT OF ABODE, IT IS A CONVENTION THAT ORDERS IN COUNCIL ARE NOT VOTED ON IN THE HOUSE OF LORDS AND SUCH CONVENTIONS APE VERY DIFFICULT TO BREAK'. A COPY OF THE LETTER IS BEING SENT TO YOU BY BAG.
2. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME WE HEAR OF SUCH A CONVENTION WHICH IS CLEARLY IN CONFLICT WITH THE PROCEDURE FOR DEALING WITH CONTENTIOUS ORDERS IN COUNCIL DESCRIBED IN YOUR TELNO 31 OF
7 JANUARY 1995. WE SHOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR ANY LIGHT YOU CAN SHED ON THIS CONVENTION, AND YOUR CONFIRMATION AS SOON AS POSSIBLE THAT THE HOUSE OF LORDS CAN VOTE ON THE NATIONALITY ORDER IN COUNCIL.
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