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OUR TELNO 1053: ARRANGEMENTS FOR REGISTERING HKBDTC'S AS BN(0)'S.
1. WE AIM TO PUT PROPOSALS TO EXCO IN EARLY JULY. WE ARE FAXING YOU A DRAFT EXCO PAPER AND SHOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR YOUR COMMENTS BY 30 JUNE.
2. WE WOULD APPRECIATE YOUR VIEWS
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(A) WHETHER THE PROGRAMME WE PROPOSE IN PARAGRAPH 12 IS LOGISTICALLY FEASIBLE IN TERMS OF THE PARLIAMENTARY TIMETABLE:
(B) WHETHER, AT A LATER DATE, WE SHOULD SEEK LEGAL POWER TO IMPOSE A SINGLE CUT-OFF DATE FOR NATURALISATION OF HONG KONG RESIDENTS AS BDTCS. WE THINK THAT WOULD ENTAIL AMENDING THE HONG KONG ACT 1985. DO YOU AGREE? IF SO, WOULD THERE BE POLITICAL PROBLEMS WITH PARLIAMENT? AND HOW LONG IS ANY SUCH AMENDING PROCESS LIKELY TO TAKE?
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