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TO IMMEDIATE PEKING TEL NO 351 OF 6 JULY

AND TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG.

FROM HKGD

PEKING TELEGRAM 110 382: PQ ON NATIONALITY LAW

1. THE WORDING OF DRAFT SUPPLEMENTARY NO 10 IN MY TELEGRAM

NO 508 TO HONG KONG WAS TAKEN FROM THE REPLY TO A PQ BY MR SKEET, MP ON 11 JUNE 1976 (HANSARD, WRITTEN ANSWERS, COL 785) WHICH,

IN TURN, WAS BASED ON HONG KONG'S ADVICE (THEIR TELEGRAM NO 585 OF 9 JUNE 1976 REPEATED TO YOU) THAT SUCH WORDING WOULD BE LESS LIKELY TO CAUSE CONTROVERSY ABOUT THE LEASE AND ITS POSSIBLE

EFFECTS ON IMMIGRATION.

2. WE AND FED WOULD PREFER TO STICK TO THE WORDING USED IN THE ANSWER TO MR SKEET'S QUESTION LAST YEAR, WHICH DID NOT GIVE RISE TO ANY QUERIES, BUT WOULD BE READY TO SUBMIT THAT PROPOSED IN PEKING'S TELEGRAM UNDER REFERENCE, PROVIDED HONG KONG CONCUR.

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PS/LORD GORONWY KOBERTS

PS/MR LUARD

MR HAWLEY

COPIES TO:

MR S T KIDD

HONG KONG GOVT OFFICE

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