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From the Secretary of State
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25 April 1986
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Mr. Hitt
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Dar Jack
Thank you for your letter of 16 April about the Hong Kong Nationality Order in Council.
Your point that the Government's response to the
Legislative Council's representations should be made
public before the Order is laid was also made from
Hong Kong, and has been accepted. As you will have
seen, a statement explaining our decisions was made by
the Home Secretary yesterday. The terms of the statement
were also made known yesterday to the ad hoc group
formed in Hong Kong by members of the Executive and
Legislative Councils to deal with these issues. The
intention now is that the Order will be laid early next
week.
GEOFFREY HOWE
The Rt Hon Jack Ashley CH MP
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