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TO DESKBY 02103OZ HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON
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OF 02082OZ MAY 86
INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON
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- 2 MAY 1986
FROM SECRETARY FOR SECURITY
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DESK OFFICER
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YOUR TELEX REF NKGO 5529/LM 588 :
NATIONALITY ORDER IN COUNCIL
REGISTRY
Action Taken
1. PLEASE THANK LORD CLEDWYN AND LORD MISHCON WARMLY FOR THEIR
#INTEREST. THE GOVERNOR'S VIEW HS THAT GIVEN THE SENSITIVITY OF THAS #ISSUE 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 GUIDANCE ON THE PROPOSED MOTION.
2. HOWEVER, YOU SHOULD POINT OUT TO LORD MISHCON THAT WHATEVER THE NOBLE LORDS DECIDE TO DO, INT IS NOW MOST #MPORTANT THAT THE
NATIONALITY ORDER IN COUNCIL BE MADE SOON. AS THE CS SAID IN
HIS STATEMENT IN LEGCO ON 30 APRIL, THE NATIONALITY ORDER IN COUNCIL
WILL PROVIDE THE BASIS FOR THE NTRODUCTION 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 IN BN(0)
PASSPORTS AND A NUMBER OF COUNTRIES HAVE INDICATED 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 VESA ABOLITION AGREEMENTS AFTER THE
ORDER HAS BEEN MADE. IT IS UMPORTANT 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
TS INTRODUCED IN JULY 1987.
3. BEFORE YOU SPEAK TO LORD MISHCON YOU SHOULD HAVE A WORD WITH
CHRISTOPHER HUM, SOT THAT HE IS FULLY IN THE PICTURE.
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
COPIES TO:
MR ROBERTS, NEWS DEPT
MR FIFOOT, LEGAL ADVISERS
MR GRAINGER, LEGAL ADVISERS
MR D MCDOUGALL, MVD
MR HYDE, HOME OFFICE
MF EMERY, BL 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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