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TELEGRAM NUMBER 003 OF 2 JANUARY

INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING

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HONG KONG TELNOS 3850 AND 3852: HONG KONG BILL: NATIONALITY PROVISIONS

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1. I WOULD BE GRATEFUL IF YOU WOULD TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY OF THE EXCO MEETING ON 3 JANUARY TO INFORM THE COUNCIL THAT I HAVE CAREFULLY CONSIDERED THE VIEWS EXPRESSED ON THE NATIONALITY PROVISIONS OF THE HONG KONG BILL AT OUR MEETING ON 20 DECEMBER. I UNDERSTAND THE POINT OF VIEW PUT FORWARD BY THE UNOFFICIALS. BUT FOR THE REASONS WHICH I FULLY EXPLAINED AT THAT MEETING I HAVE DECIDED TO PUT THE DRAFT BILI FORWARD CONTAINING ITS EXISTING REFERENCES TO NATIONALITY. 2. I ACCEPT THAT IT WILL BE IMPOF USE IN HONG KONG WHEN THE BILL IS PROVISIONS HAVE BEEN INCLUDED AND INTENTION TO ERODE THE STATUS OF 3DTCS BEFORE 1997. WE ARE PREPARING THIS MATERIAL AS A MATT ER OF URGENCY.

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TANT TO HAVE MATERIAL READY FOR PUBLISHED EXPLAINING WHY THE MAKING CLEAR THAT THERE IS NO

THE DRAFT BILL WILL NOW GO TO MINISTERS, WHO WILL DECIDE WHEN IT WILL BE PRESENTED TO PARLIAMENT. IT IS LIKELY THAT IT WILL RECEIVE ITS FIRST READING IN MID- JANUARY.

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HONG KONG AGREEMENT

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HD/HKD

HD/FED

HD/PLANNING STAFF

HD/PUSD

DEP HD/PUSD

RESEARCH DEPT (MR WALKER)

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PS/MR LUCE

PS/PUS

SIR W HARDING

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 KR COLVIN, CABINET OFFICE SIR P CRADOCK, NO 10 DOWNING ST

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