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DESKBY 230100Z
FM FCO 221610Z JAN 85
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TELEGRAM NUMBER 136 OF 22 JANUARY
TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING
FOR HADDON-CAVE FROM GALSWORTHY
YOUR TELNOS 179 AND 182: HONG KONG AGREEMENT: NEW NATIONALITY
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THE GOVERNOR IS REPLYING SEPARATELY TO TURS, BUT ASKED THE DEPARTMENT TO PASS ON DIRECT TO YOU ANY COMMENTS THAT WE HAD ON
THE DRAFT STATEMENT.
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A)
WE HAVE THE FOLLOWING MINOR POINTS:
PARAGRAPH 1. THE HONG KONG BILL WAS GIVEN ITS FIRST READING
ON 10 JANUARY, NOT 'LAST WEEK'.
B) PARAGRAPH 2. TO ACCORD WITH THE HANSARD RECORD, REPLACE 'TO BE MADE CLEAR' BY 'TO MAKE CLEAR' IN THE THIRD SENTENCE OF THE QUOTATION, INSERT THAN THAT' AFTER 'NOTHING LESS' IN THE FOUR TH SENTENCE, AND ADD TO THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG' AT THE END OF THE
QUOTATION.
C) PARAGRAPH 3.
I) THE UK MEMORANDUM DOES NOT SUGGEST THAT THE STATUS SHOULD BE A NEW FORM OF BRITISH NATIONALITY. WE SUGGEST THEREFORE THAT THE SECOND SENTENCE BE AMENDED TO READ 'FIRST, THE MINISTER OF STATE, MR RICHARD LUCE, TOLD THE HOUSE OF COMMONS ON 5 DECEMBER 1984 THAT THE STATUS TO BE ACQUIRED AND RETAINED UNDER THE TERMS OF THE UK MEMORANDUM WOULD BE A NEW FORM OF BRITISH NATIONALITY'. II) AT THE GOVERNOR'S REQUEST, THE REFERENCE TO COMMONWEALTH CITIZENSHIP WAS DROPPED FROM THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S SPEECH SO WE AS TO AVOID ANY POSSIBLE ADVERSE REACTION FROM THE CHINESE. WOULD THEREFORE BE GRATEFUL IF YOU WOULD OMIT THE FINAL SENTENCE
OF THIS PARAGRAPH.
III) 'BRITISH DEPENDENT TERRITORIES CITIZEN' SHOULD ALSO BE ADDED TO THE LIST OF EXISTING PITLES.
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