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GRS 185

IMMEDIATE

CYPHER CAT A

FM HONG KONG 040910Z

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TO IMMEDIATE F C O TELNO 657 OF 4 JULY

INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON,

YOUR TELNO 499.

PQ BY MR HAL MILLER MP:

GREEN PAPER ON NATIONALITY LAW, ·

RECEVVED IN

RECISTRY NO. 51" 4 JUL 1977

HXK 340/1

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1 SHOULD PREFER A FULLER DRAFT REPLY WHICH REFERS TO THE

INFORMATION SOUGHT IN MY TELS NOS. 555 AND 644.

2. I SUGGEST THE FOLLOWING:

'THE GOVERNMENT OF HONG KONG IS IN CORRESPONDENCE WITH THE FCO ON THE PROPOSALS CONTAINED IN THE GREEN PAPER ''BRITISH NATIONALITY LAW DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLE CHANGES''. IT HAS SUBMITTED A LIST OF ENQUIRIES ON POINTS OF DETAIL WHICH ARE UNDER CONSIDERATION AND THE DIRECTOR OF IMMIGRATION IS VISITING/ HAS VISITED THE FCO TO DISCUSS THESE.

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SO FAR, THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT HAS WITHHELD COMMENT ON ANY POINTS OF FRINCIPLE. MY RIGHT HON AND NOBLE FRIEND HAS ALSO RECEIVED A WRITTEN STATEMENT OF VIEWS OF THE UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL AND LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL WHICH WAS PRESENTED TO HIM BY THE SENIOR UNOFFICIAL MEMBER OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL AND THE SENIOR UNOFFICIAL MEMBER OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL,'*

3. PLEASE ADVISE WHETHER YOU WISH ANY FURTHER INFORMATION FOR

SUPPLEMENTARIES.

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