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Background
1.
Mr Marlow has in the past taken an interest in the issue of a nationality package for Hong Kong, arguing that the Government should make no immigration commitments.
2.
It is difficult to know what lies behind Mr Marlow's question (may
about the Secretary of State's announcement of 20 December. He fear further initiatives on right of abode for Hong Kong people. Or he could be aiming to extract information on a decision about directly elected seats in 1991 (there has been press speculation about an early announcement but this was subsequent to tabling of Mr Marlow's question).
The draft answer is phrased in general terms in order to avoid speculation about the various contentious issues which might arise between now and 1997.
MUKAFM (2)