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DEFENSIVE

Amendments:

Nationality Amendments

1.

Amendment moved by

Enoch

paragraph 2 in its entirety from

uncertainty

Powell and Opposition to remove

the schedule would cause serious

in Hong Kong about nationality status. Important

move rapidly ahead with legislation on nationality.

2.

to

Enoch Powell's two further amendments presumably aimed at

denying Hong Kong BDTCs a new form of

of British nationality. This

would be a derogation of our responsibilities to

to the people of Hong

Kong, and would depart from commitment in UK Memorandum. No doubt

that agreement accepted in Hong Kong on basis that HMG would carry

out commitments on nationality.

Adaptation of Law: Amendment

3.

resolution

paragraph

Positive

Amendment put down by Opposition to make Orders in Council

under paragraph 3 of Schedule subject to positive

procedures based on misapprehension. Orders under this

would be largely technical, and not of great interest.

resolution procedures would be burdensome: there may be

Orders.

many such