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MILNAN 5028 OCMIAN 5028
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DD 25010OZ HOKON
FM FCOLN TO HOKON
241700Z MAR
GRS 199
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TO DESKBY 250100Z HONG KONG
TELNO 557
OF 24170OZ MARCH 86
INFO PRIORITY PEKING
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FOR GOVERNOR FROM HUM
YOUR TELNOS 884 AND 887; NATIONALITY ORDER IN COUNCIL
NIR
(396)
394
362
1. I APPRECIATE THAT YOU WERE PUT IN A RATHER AWKWARD POSITION
BECAUSE OF THE INFORMATION WHICH CAME TO LIGHT THROUGH LORD
CHITNIS'S LETTER.
2. HOWEVER, WHERE A MATTER OF PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURE IS
CONCERNED, WE ARE ADVISED THAT IS IS NOT REALLY APPROPRIATE FOR
HMG TO MAKE A FORMAL STATEMENT. PARLIAMENT IN THIS RESPECT, AS IN
OTHERS, IS SOVEREIGN. THE GENERAL PROCEDURE SET OUT IN PARA ONE OF
OUR TELNO 549 IS THE ONE NORMALLY ADOPTED FOR AFFIRMATIVE ORDERS
IN COUNCIL. EXCEPTIONS, SUCH AS THE ONE UNCOVERED BY UMELCO, DO
OCCUR. BUT IT IS FOR PARLIAMENT, NOT HMG, TO DECIDE ON THESE.
3.
IN THE PARTICULAR CASE OF THE HONG KONG NATIONALITY ORDER
WE HAVE AT PRESENT NOTHING TO ADD TO THE LINE GIVEN IN PARAGRAPH
4 OF OUR TELNO 497, AMENDED BY OUR TELNO 514. (366)
4. THERE IS NO OBJECTION TO YOUR PASSING THE INFORMATION IN OUR
TELNO.549 TO BOTH LEGCO AND EXCO. YOU MAY ALSO IF YOU WISH PASS
ON PARAGRAPHS 2 AND 3 ABOVE BY WAY OF FURTHER EXPLANATION.
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 MR BARRINGTON
COPIES TO:
MR ROBERTS, NEWS DEPT
MR FIFOOT, LEGAL ADVISERS
MR GRAINGER, LEGAL ADVISERS
MR D MCDOUGALL, MVD
LP HYDE, HOME OFFICE
MF EMERY, B4 DIV, HOME OFFICE, CROYDON MF NICHOLSON, PASSPORT DEPT, HOME OFFICE
ROOM 236, CLIVE HOUSE.
MR MCDONOUGH, B2 DIV, HOME OFFICE
MR WOOD LEGAL ADVISERS
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