SECRET
02062
00206
MDHIAN 1923
SECRET
FM HONG KONG
TELNO 50
AMENDED DISTRIBUTION 10/1
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
OF 04103OZ JANUARY 89
PERSONAL FOR PAUL, HKD FROM DONALD TSANG
-?
MY TELNO 4240: NATIONALITY: WAY FORWARD
TOP COPY PRDISTO
RECEIVED IN REGISTRY
1 0 APR 1990
DESK OFFICER
INDEX
PA
REGISTRY
Action Taken
1. FURTHER TO TUR, I HAVE IDENTIFIED IN MIFT POSSIBLE AREAS FOR CLARIFICATION. I HOPE THIS LIST WILL HELP YOU TO SET AN AGENDA FOR DISCUSSION IN LONDON LATER IN THE MONTH.
2. OUR MAJOR CONCERN IS THE PRECISE MECHANISM FOR LIMITING THE SIZE OF THE UK NATIONALITY PACKAGE. SEEN FROM HERE, THERE ARE OVERWHELMING ARGUMENTS AGAINST PUTTING IN PRIMARY LEGISLATION THE FIGURE OF 50,000 HOUSEHOLDS AS THE MAXIMUM NUMBER PERMITTED UNDER THE SCHEME. IF A CONTROL FIGURE MUST APPEAR IN LEGISLATION,
WE WOULD OF COURSE MUCH PREFER THE FIGURE 225,000 PERSONS.
3. I AM EXPLORING SEVERAL WAYS OF FITTING IN THE WHOLE RANGE OF CLAIMS WE WILL FACE BY VARIOUS CATEGORIES OF POTENTIAL BENEFICIARIES WITHIN A PACKAGE BUILT WITHIN THE CONSTRAINTS SPELLED OUT BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE IN PARLIAMENT ON 20 DECEMBER. I WILL
EXPLAIN OUR IDEAS TO YOU WHEN I AM IN LONDON.
WILSON
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ΜΑΙΝ
15
LIMITED HKD
DISTRIBUTION
16
MR MCLAREN
ADDITIONAL
MR HARRINGTON, HOME OFFICE,
(LUNAR HOUSE)
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