TNAG-1377-FCO40-1825-Future-of-Hong-Kong-legislation-Hong-Kong-Bill-1985 — Page 261

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3506

1

HELP TO DISPEL ANY REMAINING UNCERTAINTY THERE MAY BE ABOUT THE

IMPLICATIONS OF THE UK MEMORANDUM'.

(I) PARA 9: OMIT 'DETAILED' FROM LINE 4. REPLACE 'BEFORE

RATIFICATION' BY DURING THE PASSAGE OF THE BILL' IN LINE 5.

(J) PARA 10: REPLACE FIRST SENTENCE BY 'A DRAFT ORDER IN

COUNCIL WILL BE PRESENTED TO PARLIAMENT AND MADE PUBLIC IN TIME

FOR CONSIDERATION BEFORE ITS PROVISIONS ARE DEBATED'. OMIT 'A

VOTE OF' IN LINE 8.

2.

WE HAVE THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS ON THE SUPPLEMENTARIES IN YOU

TELNO 81:

(A) AMEND FIRST TWO SENTENCES OF A1 TO READ 'ANY ORDER IN COUNCIL ON NATIONALITY WILL BE PUBLISHED IN DRAFT BEFORE IT IS

DEBATED BY BOTH HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT'.

(B) WE ASSUME THAT THE LAST SENTENCE OF A4 IS CORRECT.

(C)

INSERT 'AS A RESULT OF THE AGREEMENT' AT THE BEGINNING OF

A6.

HOWE

HONG KONG AGREEMENT

LIMITED

HD/HKD

HD/FED

HD/PLANNING STAFF

HD/PUSD

DEP HD/PUSD

RESEARCH DEPT (MR WALKER)

PS

PS/MR LUCE

PS/PUS

SIR W HARD ING

MR WILSON

SIR J FREELAND

MR J CROWLEY, PUSD

COPIES TO: (VIA ADR)

MR ROBERTS, NEWS DEPT

MR FIFOOT, LEGAL ADVISERS MR BURROWS, LEGAL ADVISERS

MR MARTIN, ASST STAFF CABINET

OFFICE

MR CARTLEDGE, CABINET OFFICE MR COLVIN, CABINET OFFICE

SIR P CRADOCK, NO 10 DOWNING ST MR PAKENHAM-WALSH, LEGAL ADVISERS

(HOME OFFICE)

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