Mr Ricketts
HICA 340/1
2 2 JUN 1993
SIRY men faken
FROM: Deborah Barnes Jones
Hong Kong Department
DATE: 21 June 1993
cc: Mr Hayward, NTCD
Mr Morris, HKD
Ms Everett
News Department
Mr Hum
PS/Mr Goodlad
HONG KONG NATIONALITY
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Parliamentary scrutiny of Hong Kong Orders in Council
1. The Home Office has told me that the Commons Standing Committee on Statutory Instruments will debate the two Hong Kong Orders in Council (one relating to the British Nationality Scheme; the other to the British Nationals (Overseas) Registration Programme) on 7 July at 16.30. They have asked whether Hong Kong Department or Mr Goodlad's office have any thoughts on which MPs might usefully be drafted on to this Committee. The Home Office need any nominations by noon on 23 July. The Minister will presumably wish to consider asking
Mr Kynoch to serve on the Commmittee. In addition, other MPs who have recently expressed interest in Hong Kong in helpful ways include Mr Lidington, Mr Renton and Mr Jonathan Evans.
The Home Office do not yet know when the Lords will consider
these Orders in Council.
2.
Ministers' undertakings on entry to the UK post 1997
3. In my minute of 17 June commenting on the LegCo delegation's call on the Home Secretary, I noted that the LegCo delegation
ord.counc.NAT.JRB