CONFIDENTIAL
المي
154242 MDHIAN 7258
OF PERSONS OUR PROPOSED THIRD SENTENCE WAS DESIGNED TO COVER. IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT HAVE AGREED TO LOOK AGAIN AT THIS SENTENCE BUT AS THE RELEVANT FIRST ASSISTANT SECRETARY HAS NOW LEFT THE OFFICE WE CANNOT EXTRACT A DECISION THIS EVENING.
COMMENT
4. THE AUSTRALIANS 'RECONSIDERATION OF THIS POINT MAY NOT BRING AN IMPROVEMENT. THEIR PROPOSED LANGUAGE IS DESIGNED TO SUGGEST THE NEED FOR A PERIOD OF SUBSTANTIVE RESIDENCE (IN LINE WITH THEIR IMMIGRATION PRINCIPLES), BUT IT IS PRECISELY THIS POINT WE BELIEVE YOU WOULD NOT WISH EMPHASISED. THEY MAY BE HARD TO SHIFT.
COLES
YYYY
DISTRIBUTION
60
MAIN
57
.HONG KONG AGREEMENT
. (RESTRICTED)
LIMITED
HKD
HD/FED
RESEARCH D (FE)
PUSD NEWS D
PS/MR MAUDE
PS/LORD BRABAZON
MR GILLMORE
MR MCLAREN
ADDITIONAL
3
MR WHOMERSLEY LEGAL ADVISERS MS BARRETT LEGAL ADVISERS
NNNN
MR FIFOOT LEGAL ADVISERS
2
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