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TO DESKBY 02103OZ HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON
TELNO 420
OF 020820Z MAY 86
INFO HIMMEDIATE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON
PERSONAL FOR COMMISSIONER LONDON.
FROM SECRETARY FOR SECURITY
YOUR TELEX REF HKGO 5529/LM 588
NATIONALITY ORDER IN COUNCIL
1. PLEASE THANK LORD CLEDWYN AND LORD MISHCON WARMLY FOR THEIR #INTEREST. THE GOVERNOR'S VIEW IS THAT GIVEN THE SENSITIVITY OF THAS MSSUE IN TERMS OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN HMG AND THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT, IT WOULD NOT (NOT) BE APPROPRIATE FOR THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT TO PROVIDE ANY GUNDANCE ON THE PROPOSED MOTION.
2. HOWEVER, YOU SHOULD POINT OUT TO LORD MISHCON THAT WHATEVER THE NOBLE LORDS DECIDE TO DO, NT HIS NOW MOST #MPORTANT THAT THE NATHONAL HTY ORDER IN COUNCIL BE MADE SOON. AS THE CS SAND ## HIS STATEMENT # LEGCO ON 30 APRIL, THE NATIONALITY ORDER IN COUNCIL WILL PROVIDE THE BASIS FOR THE INTRODUCTION OF THE NEW BN(0). STATUS AND THE NEW PASSPORT WITH EFFECT FROM 1 JULY 1987. THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT HAS AGREED TO A RIGHT OF ABODE ENDORSEMENT HW BN(0) PASSPORTS AND A NUMBER OF COUNTRIES HAVE HINDICATED THEY THEY ARE LIKELY TO ACCEPT THE NEW PASSPORT. HMG CAN ONLY START FORMALLY APPROACHING THIRD COUNTRIES ON THE NEW STATUS AND THE NEW PASSPORT (INCLUDING THE APPLICATION OF VISA ABOLITION AGREEMENTS AFTER THE ORDER HAS BEEN MADE. HIT #'S IMPORTANT THAT THE MAXIMUM TIME BE AVAILABLE FOR HMG TO APPROACH THIRD COUNTRIES, AND TO ANSWER ANY QUERIES RELATING TO THE ACCEPTANCE OF THE NEW PASSPORT BEFORE
MIT HS INTRODUCED IN JULY 1987.
3. BEFORE YOU SPEAK TO LORD MISHCON YOU SHOULD HAVE A WORD WITH CHRISTOPHER HUM, SOT THAT HE IS FULLY ON THE PICTURE.
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