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DET LETTER
ADDA SSEE'S REFERENCE
TO
The Hon Lydia Dunn CBE JP
Senior Unofficial Member
Legislative Council
HONG KONG
ENCLOSURES
COPIES TO BE SENT TO
(FULL POSTAL ADDRESS)
(FULL ADDRESSES, IF NECESSARY)
LETTER DRAFTED FOR SIGNATURE BY......Prime Minister..
(NAME OF SIGNATORY)
DRAFT HONG KONG (BRITISH NATIONALITY) ORDER 136
I wanted to write to you personally about the sponse we are giving to the requests put forward by the Legislative .ouncil on the Nationality Order.
We have considered very carefully all the points which have been made and in particular those made in your letters to me earlier this year, We have recognized the strength of feeling in Hong Kong and we have been anxious to take it fully into account.
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We are today announcing our response to the Legislative Council's requests. As you will see, we have met in full the Council's request for a passport endorsement about visits to the United Kingdom. We
feeling in Hong Kong colondj received many reports from the Governor on (the issue and were aware of the widespread concern. We have done our best to et that concern
and to provide the necessary reassurance which people in Hong Kong were looking for. We welcome visitors from thong Kany and the dose contacts Saliven Burton and Hay hay shad Ciur visits ich to exam maintain.
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