CONFIDENTIAL
FM HONG KONG
TO PRIORITY F C O
TELNO 1243
OF 240703Z APRIL 91
(50)
CONFIDENTIAL
(53)
HKC241/4
f
for 2574.
YOUR TELNO 745: VIETNAMESE MIGRANTS:
140121
MDHIAN 3686
TOP COPY O DIST?
IMMIGRATION ORDINANCE
YOU ASKED TO BE FOREWARNED IF OUR LEGISLATIVE TIMETABLE FOR THE IMMIGRATION (AMENDMENT) BILL LOOKED LIKELY TO SLIP. THE BILL HAD ITS FIRST AND SECOND READINGS YESTERDAY, AND THE DEBATE AD JOURNED IN THE USUAL WAY. IT IS HOWEVER NOW CLEAR THAT OMELCO WILL WANT A LITTLE LONGER TO EXAMINE THE BILL. WE ARE THEREFORE NOW HOPING TO RESUME THE DEBATE IN LEGCO, AND FOR THE BILL TO COMPLETE ITS PASSAGE, ON 8 OR 15 MAY. THIS DELAY IS ACCEPTABLE TO US, AND IT WOULD OBVIOUSLY BE COUNTER-PRODUCTIVE TO TRY TO RUSH OMELCO.
2.
THIS WILL IN TURN DELAY OUR SUBSTANTIVE RESPONSE TO YOUR POINT (A) IN TUR. POINTS (B) AND (C) LOOK FINE AND WE WILL PURSUE (A) AS SOON AS WE CAN ONCE THE BILL HAS PASSED.
WILSON
YYYY
MAIN
91
LIMITED
HKD
DISTRIBUTION
91
PS
UND
SEAD
LEGAL ADV
NEWS D
PUSD
RAD
HD/FED
PS/LORD CAITHNESS
PS/MR LENNOX-BOYD
PS/PUS
SIR J COLES
MR BEAMISH
MR SLATER
MR BURNS
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