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FM FCO 301615Z JULY 85

TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG

TELEGRAM NUMBER 1094 OF 30 JULY

INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING

FOR MORTIMER FROM IP

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YOUR TELNO 1550: HDNG KONG AGREEMENT: NATIONALITY: ORDER IN

COUNCIL

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1.

MIFT CONTAINS THE TEXT OF THE DRAFT ORDER IN COUNCIL AGREED

TODAY WITH HOME OFFICE AND FCO OFFICIALS. YOU WILL SEE THAT

ARTICLE 4(2) IS VIRTUALLY IDENTICAL TO THE VERSION PROPOSED IN

PARA 2 OF TUR.

2. THE OTHER MAIN CHANGES TO THE PREVIOUS HOME OFFICE DRAFT (FCO

TELNO 948) ARE:-

A)

B)

C)

D)

ARTICLE 2(1)(A)(IV).

EXPANDED TO MEET THE POINT IN PARA 2(C)

OF HONG KONG TELNO 1512.286)

ARTICLE 2(1)(B) (II). EXPANDED TO COVER THE POINT IN PARA

2(H) OF HONG KONG TELNO 1512.

ARTICLE 2(1)(B) (IV). INSERTED AS PROPOSED IN PARA 2(F) OF

HONG KONG TELNO 1512. PLEASE NOTE THAT ACCEPTANCE OF THE

SUGGESTION IN PARA 2(J) OF HONG KONG TELNO 1512 MEANS THAT

ALL OTHER PERSONS WHO FALL WITHIN THE TERMS OF THE PREVIOUS

ARTICLE 2(1)(D) ARE NOW COVERED BY OTHER PROVISIONS OF

ARTICLE 2(1).

ARTICLE 2(1)(E). AMENDED AS PROPOSED IN PARA 2(K) OF HONG KONG TELNO 1512.

(E) ARTICLE 2(3). NEW ARTICLE (B) INSERTED.

(F) ARTICLE 6(4)(B), WORDS 'BY VIRTUE OF HAVING A CONNECTION WITH

HONG KONG' INSERTED FOR CLARITY.

(G) ARTICLE 7(5). PREVIOUS (A) DELETED BY HOME OFFICE AS NOT

BEING NECESSARY.

(H) ARTICLE 7(7)(B) SLIGHTLY AMENDED BY HOME OFFICE.

3. WE SHALL HAVE A FINAL MEETING WITH HOME OFFICE AND FCO

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