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FROM:
Deborah Barnes Jones Hong Kong Department
DATE:
14 December 1993
HONG KONG NATIONALITY: LORD BONHAM CARTER'S PRIVATE MEMBER'S
BILL
Summary
1.
This private Bill passes its second reading in the House
of Lords. No unexpected exchanges in the House of Lords. It
may surface again in the Lords on 11 January; that should be
the last we hear of it.
Detail
2.
Lord Bonham Carter duly introduced his Bill for a second
reading in the House of Lords at 21.00 on 13 December. It
Bill was debated for about an hour; it then received a second
reading and was passed on to Committee.
3.
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Lord Geddes may ask colleagues to consider amending the
Bill to include provisions for British citizenship for locally
engaged personnel (LEP ie serving in the Garrison). He can
move an amendment between now and 11 January when the Bill
will be up for further consideration. At that time a
timetable can be set for committee work or, if no amendments
are moved, Lord Bonham Carter could be expected to move a
motion to discharge the Committee and to move on to the third
reading. Once the third reading is completed (on the spot)
the Bill moves to the House of Commons for its second reading.
The Home Office tell me that Government business managers have
min.bonham.NAT
JEB