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MDHOA 3051
TIANANMEN AND OUR RECENT DIFFICULTIES WITH PEKING OVER THE HONG KONG NATIONALITY SCHEME, BILL OF RIGHTS AND AIRPORT, IT WOULD NOT SERVE OUR INTERESTS TO BE SEEN TO BE ENCOURAGING THIS KIND
OF BILL.
5. EVEN IF WE WERE INFORMALLY TO OFFER DRAFTING AMENDMENTS
AIMED AT MINIMISING CHINESE IRRITATION WITHOUT VITIATING THE BILL'S PURPOSE, WE NOTE THE RISK OF OTHERS HIJACKING IT. (THE EXPERIENCE OF THE 1990 US IMMIGRATION ACT SHOWS THAT EVEN WELL-INTENTIONED CONGRESSIONAL INITIATIVES CAN HAVE UNHELPFUL
CONSEQUENCES. WE ARE LIKELY TO SEE AN INCREASE IN THE VOLUME OF
EMIGRATION FROM HONG KONG TO THE USA AT A TIME WHEN WE ARE SEEKING TO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO REMAIN IN THE TERRITORY.)
6. WE SHALL BE INTERESTED TO HEAR WHAT THE SENATE FOREIGN
RELATIONS COMMITTEE HAVE TO SAY ABOUT THE BILL IN DUE COURSE. MEANWHILE GRATEFUL YOUR EARLY VIEWS (AND ANY COMMENTS FROM ADDRESSEES) ON HOW HONG KONG SHOULD RESPOND TO THE US
CONSULATE-GENERAL.
HURD
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ΜΑΙΝ
60
.HONG KONG AGREEMENT
. (RESTRICTED)
LIMITED
HKD
PUSD
HD/FED
NEWS D
ADDITIONAL
4
DISTRIBUTION
64
PLANNERS
RAD
PS/LORD CAITHNESS
PS/MR LENNOX-BOYD
SIR J COLES
MR BURNS
MS BARRETT LEGAL ADVISERS
MISS BROOKS LEGAL ADVISERS
MISS NEVILLE-JONES CAB OFFICE
SIR P CRADOCK NO.10
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