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DATE: 1ST DEC 1082

TO: HONG KONG COMMISSIONER, LONDON

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PLEASE PASS THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE TO LORD. MACLEHOSE FROM

SIR S Y CHUNG

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1 DECEMBER 1982

LORD MACLEHOSE

I HAVE JUST READ THE NEWS REPORT IN TODAY'S S.C.M. POST ABOUT YOUR SPEECH IN THE HOUSE OF LORDS IN CONNECTION WITH THE PROPOSEL AMENDMENT TO THE BRITISH NATIONALITY ACT TO ALLOW FALKLANDERS TO BECOME BRITISH CITIZENS.

I AM SURE ALL MY UNOFFICIAL COLLEAGUES IN 30TH THE EXECUTIVE AND LEGISLATIVE COUNCILS WILL AGREE WITH ME WHEN I SAY HOW TRUE AND ACCURATE YOU WERE IN EXPRESSING OUR FEELINGS ON THE BRITISH NATIONALITY BILL AND IN PARTICULAR THE FOLLOWING PASSAGE OF YOUR SPEECH.

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THE BILL'S TREATMENT OF DEPENDENT TERRITORIES WAS BITTERLY RESENTED. NOT LEAST IN HONG KONG. IT IS TRUE THAT THE COOR TO THE UNITED KINGDOM WAS CLOSED TO RESHENTS

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OF DEPENDENT TERRITORIES IN 1942, BUT THE NATIONALITY 3ILL APPEARED GRATUITOUSLY TO DOUBLE LOCK THE DOOR. 1 Y

TELTEVE MY UNOFFICIAL COLLEAGUES SHARE YOUR VIEW THAT IT IS NOT OUR WISH TO CARRY OUT RESENTMENT TO THE POINT OF OPPOSING

PROPOSED AMENDMENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE FALKLANDERS, AND MAAL 115 DOES CREATE A PRECEDENT FOR THE NEED TO AMEND THE ACTU FRONTSIONS OVER A DEPENDENT TERRITORY, WITHIN THE LIMITS OF WHAT IS MESSARY AND NUMERICALLY POSSIBLE, WHEN JUSTIFIED BY SPECIAL

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IN ALL,

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I FOUND MYSELF IN COMPLETE AGREEMENT WITH YOUR EXC LAST ALL YOUR POINTS ARE WELL SPOKEN AND I ONLY HOPE WINT YEA LORDSHIPS, IN PARTICULAR THOSE ON THE GOVERNMENT JERCHE › TẠI THÊM TO HEART,

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ACCEPT MY CONGRATULATIONS FOR A MOST TIMELY AND THOUGINFUL TWV VITION ON HONG KONGO BEHALF. WE IN HONG KONG ARE MOST

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FORWARD TO THE PLEASURE OF MEETING AND TALKING WITH YOU ^. LOEMBER 1022 IN LONDON.

AT KINDEST REGARDS TO YOU AND LADY MACLEHOSE,

S Y CHUNG

H.E. THE GOVERNOR, GOVERNMENT HOUSE

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