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REGISTRY

YOUR TELNOS 1717-1718 AND OUR TELNO 1220. HONG KONG AGREEMENT:

NATIONALITY ORDER IN COUNCIL: LIST OF PERSONS WHO ARE BDTC'S BY

VIRTUE OF A CONNECTION WITH HONG KONG

1. MIFT CONTAINS THE REVISED LIST REFERRED TO IN PARA 5 OF OUR

TUR. IT TAKES ACCOUNT OF THE VIEWS EXPRESSED IN YOUR TURS WHICH

WE HAVE DISCUSSED WITH THE HOME OFFICE AND WITH OUR LEGAL

ADVISERS. WE HAVE THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS:

GENERAL

2. WE REMAIN IN FAVOUR OF PUBLISHING THE LIST AS AN ANNEX TO THE

WHITE PAPER. WE AGREE (PARA 2(A) OF YOUR FIRST TUR) THAT WE

CANNOT BE SURE THE LIST IS EXHAUSTIVE. NEVERTHELESS, WE WISH TO

BE AS HELPFUL AS POSSIBLE TO READERS OF THE WHITE PAPER AND DRAFT

ORDER. WE THINK WE CAN BEST DO THIS BY PUBLISHING THE LIST WITH

A SUITABLY WORDED CAVEAT (WE ARE CONSIDERING AN APPROPRIATE FORM

OF WORDS). OUR REASONS, ESSENTIALLY, ARE AS FOLLOWS:

(A) WE THINK THAT TO SUPPLY THE LIST ONLY TO CERTAIN PEOPLE OR

BODIES (PARA 3 OF YOUR FIRST TUR) WOULD APPEAR TO BE

UNNECESSARILY SECRETIVE. RESPONDING TO REQUESTS FOR COPIES

OF IT WOULD ALSO CAUSE MORE WORK.

(B) WE THINK THAT MOST OF THE PEOPLE AFFECTED BY THE ORDER AND

WHO FALL WITHIN ONE OF THE 'SIMPLE' CATEGORIES IN THE LIST

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