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FM HONG KONG 280355Z CCTOBER 61

TO IMMEDIATE F C O

TELEGRAM NUMBER 979 CF 28 OCTOBER

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STFICE LONDON

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INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON

BRITISH NATIONALITY BILL

THE BILL IS EXPECTED TO RECEIVE THE ROYAL ASSENT BY

THE END OF THE WEEK, BUT WE ASSUME THAT, FOR TECHNICAL REASONS, MANY OF ITS PROVISIONS WILL NOT BE IMPLEMENTED FOR MANY MONTHS.

2. HOWEVER, SECTIONS 49 AND 53 WILL COME INTO IMMEDIATE EFFECT

ON THE PASSING OF THE ACT.

3. THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT WILL NEED IMMEDIATE ADVICE AS

TO HOW THE HOME OFFICE WISH THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 49 TO

BE IMPLEMENTED AND WHAT LINE IS TO BE TAKEN IN ANSWERING

QUESTIONS FROM INDIVIDUAL APPLICANTS AND THE MEDIA

GENERALLY. WE ASSUME TOO THAT THE HOME OFFICE WILL BE

ISSUING A PRESS RELEASE. WE SHALL NEED TO DO SO

CONTEMPORANEOUSLY HERE AND WOULT THEREFORE LIKE ADVANCE NOTICE OF IT.

MACLEHOSE

CCN FARA 3 LINE 2 ....HOME OFFICE WISH THE PROVISIONS...

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