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2 5 APR 1986
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RÉGISTRY Action Taken
Thank you for your letter of 16 April about the Hong
Kong Nationality Order in Council.
Pruvité Secretary
Cleared with
Your point
that the
Government's
Council's
representations
Legislative
response to the
be should
made
public before the Order is laid was also made from Hong
the Home Olhin.
Kong, and has been accepted. As you
will have seen,
a
To be dated 24 April statement explaining our decisions
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Secretary
was made by the Home
The yesterday.
terms of the
statement
were
also made known yesterday to the ad hoc group formed in
Hong Kong by members of the Executive and Legislative
Councils to deal with these issues. The intention now is
that the Order will be laid early next week.
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