GRS 500
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DESKBY 10093OZ F C O
DESKEY 10093OZ HONGAID
DESK BY 10093OZ PEKING
FM HONG KONG 10095OZ JAN 85
TO IMMEDIATE F C O
TELEGRAM NUMBER 31 OF 10 JANUARY
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10 JAN 1985
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INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON, PEKING, HONG KONG GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVES BRUSSELS, WASHINGTON, GENEVA AND CG NEW YORK.
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MY TELNO 79: HONG KONG BILL
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SUPPLEMENAARY QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
FOLLOWING ARE POSSIBLE QUESTIONS AND SUGGESTED ANSWERS FORE- SHADOWED IN PARA 5 OF MY TUR. GRATEFUL FOR CLEARANCE DESKBY 11010OZ.
Q1. WOULD THE ORDER(S) IN COUNCIL ON NATIONALITY BE AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC COMMENT IN HK BEFORE THEY ARE DEBATED AND APPROVED BY PARLIAMENT?
A1. ANY ORDER IN COUNCIL ON NATIONALITY WILL BE PUBLISHED IN DRAFT BEFORE IT IS CONSIDERED BY PARLIAMENT. IT WILL THEREAFTER BE DEBATED IN BOTH HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT. THERE WILL THEREFORE BE OPPORTUNITIES FOR HONG KONG PEOPLE TO MAKE THEIR VIEWS KNOWN.
Q2. WILL THE HOUSE OF COMMONS HOLD ANY DEBATE ON THOSE ORDERS
IN COUNCIL?
A2. SEE A1.
Q3. WILL UMELCO SEND A DELEGATION TO LONDON TO REFLECT LOCAL
OPINION?
A3. THIS IS A MATTER FOR UMELCO.
24. WOULD HOLDERS FOR CERTIFICATES OF IDENTITY IN HONG KONG BECOME STATELESS IF THESE ORDERS ARE ENACTED?
A4. THE ORDER OR ORDERS IN COUNCIL WILL ONLY AFFECT PERSONS WHO ARE BRITISH DEPENDENT TERRITORIES CITIZENS BY VIRTUE OF A CONNECTION WITH HONG KONG. NO SUCH PERSON HOLDS A HONG KONG CERTIFICATE OF IDENTITY
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