OCMIAN 1778
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00 PEKIN
FM FCOLN TO HOKON
221730Z APR
GRS 148
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FM FCO
TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
TELNO 722
OF 221730Z APRIL 86
INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING
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NATIONALITY ORDER IN COUNCIL: PQ
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576
31778
1
Hhn 340/1
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RECEIVED IN REGISTRY
2 5 APR 1986
PA
REGISTRY Action Taken
1.
MR JACK ASHLEY MP HAS TABLED THE FOLLOWING PQ FOR ORAL
ANSWER ON 24 APRIL: TO ASK THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE HOME
DEPARTMENT, WHAT REPRESENTATIONS HE HAS RECEIVED FROM THE
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL OF HONG KONG ON THE PROPOSED HONG KONG
(BRITISH NATIONALITY) ORDER.'
2.
THE HOME OFFICE PROPOSE TO REPLY AS FOLLOWS:
'THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL MADE REPRESENTATIONS ASKING FOR
AN ENDORSEMENT ABOUT VISITS IN THE BRITISH NATIONAL (OVERSEAS)
PASSPORT AND THEY ASKED THAT BRITISH CITIZENSHIP SHOULD BE
GRANTED TO FORMER SERVICEMEN IN HONG KONG AND TO BRITISH
DEPENDENT TERRITORIES CITIZENS WHO WERE NOT ETHNICALLY CHINESE. I ANNOUNCED THE GOVERNMENT'S RESPONSE YESTERDAY IN REPLY TO A
QUESTION FROM MY HON FRIEND THE MEMBER FOR ...'
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
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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