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YOUR TELNOS 1714-1716: HONG KONG AGREEMENT: NATIONALITY

ORDER-IN-COUNCIL: CORRESPONDENCE FROM MR HN HARILELA

1.

WE HAVE DISCUSSED THE DRAFT REPLY IN YOUR THIRD TUR WITH

THE HOME OFFICE AND HAVE THE FOLLOWING SUGGESTIONS:

(A)

PARA 2. WE THINK THAT A FURTHER SENTENCE SHOULD BE ADDED

TO MAKE CLEAR THAT IT WILL NOT BE POSSIBLE TO MAKE AMENDMENTS TO

THE DRAFT ORDER WHICH WOULD BE INCONSISTENT WITH THE JOINT

DECLARATION AND ASSOCIATED UK MEMORANDUM AND WITH THE HONG KONG

ACT 1985.

(B)

PARA 4 (I) IN ORDER TO MAKE CLEAR THAT (NEXT WORD

UNDERLINED) BOTH HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT WILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY

FOR A PRELIMINARY DEBATE ON THE PROVISIONS OF THE ORDER, WE SUGGEST ADDING THE FOLLOWING (SEE HANSARD VOL 460 NO 46 COL 504)

AFTER THE QUOTATION FROM MR LUCE'S SPEECH ON 6 FEBRUARY,

'DURING THE DEBATE ON THE SECOND READING OF THE HONG KONG

BILL IN THE HOUSE OF LORDS ON 19 FEBRUARY, LADY YOUNG SAID THAT,

'THE GOVERNMENT ARE PREPARED TO GIVE THIS HOUSE AN

OPPORTUNITY, IF IT WISHES, TO DEBATE THE DRAFT ORDER ON

NATIONALITY IN A PRELIMINARY WAY BEFORE THE HOUSE IS

ASKED TO GIVE ITS FINAL APPROVAL.

(II) WE THINK THAT THE SEQUENCE OF EVENTS SET OUT IN THIS

PARAGRAPH SHOULD BE EXPANDED AS FOLLOWS:

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