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043455 MDLI 2495
A
SAID THAT THE BENEFICIARIES OF THE SCHEME WHO NO LONGER HAD CHINESE
NATIONALITY WOULD ENJOY CONSULAR PROTECTION. THE SPOKESMAN SAID THAT IF HONG KONG PEOPLE DID NOTHING ABOUT THEIR NATIONALITY AFTER 1997, THEY WOULD HAVE DUAL NATIONALITY. THE HONG KONG STANDARD QUOTED INFORMED SOURCES AS SAYING THAT BRITAIN HAD UNSUCCESSFULLY
TRIED TO PERSUADE THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT TO KEEP SILENT ON THE
NATIONALITY PACKAGE SO THAT IT COULD HAVE AN EASIER PASSAGE THROUGH PARLIAMENT.
BILL
OF RIGHTS
13. A MEMBER OF THE HONG KONG BAR COMMITTEE, ALAN HOO, SAID THAT THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT SHOULD AMEND THE LETTERS PATENT OF HONG KONG TO ENTRENCH THE PROPOSED BILL OF RIGHTS IN ORDER TO ENSURE A SMOOTH TRANSITION TO CHINESE RULE, THE SCM POST (17.1) REPORTED. HOO SAID ANY DELAY IN ENACTING THE BILL OR LEAVING IT BARE OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL STATUS ENTRENCHMENT WOULD BE A 'LAMENTABLE EXERCISE OF BRITISH RESPONSIBILITY'.
WILSON
YYYY
ΜΑΙΝ
.HK AGREEMENT
LIMITED
HKD
HD/FED
HD/PLANNERS
PUSD
PS
PS/MR MAUDE
58
ADDITIONAL
10
HK AGREEMENT
NNNN
DISTRIBUTION
68
PS/LORD BRABAZON PS/PUS
MR GILLMORE
SIR A WATTS
MR MCLAREN
MR MOSS
MR BLATHERWICK
4
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