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QUESTION 3:
ANSWER:
QUESTION 4:
ANSWER:
QUESTION 5:
ANSWER:
WHAT FURTHER ACTIONS WILL THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT
TAKE ON THE ETHNIC MINORITIES?
NO PLANS FOR FURTHER ACTION. THE MATTER IS NOW ONE
FOR PARLIAMENT.
WERE THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT CONSULTED?
NOT ON THE THREE LEGCO PEQUESTS WHICH ARE MATTERS FOR
HMG.
THE ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE NEW BNO PASSPORT WERE, OF COURSE, DISCUSSED WITH THEM.
WERE THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT INFORMED BEFORE THE DECISIONS WERE ANNOUNCED?
WE DO NOT COMMENT ON CONFIDENTIAL COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN
LONDON AND HONG KONG.
YOUDE
HONG KONG AGREEMENT: NATIONALITY
LIMITED
HD/HKD
HD/FED
HD/NTD
RESEARCH D (MR WALKER)
DEP HD/PUSD
PS
PS/R RENTON
PS/PUS
SIR W HARDING
MR WILSON
MR BARRINGTON
2.
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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