TNAG-1385-FCO40-1833-Future-of-Hong-Kong-nationality-and-citizenship-1985 — Page 289

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YOUR TELNO 1820: HONG KONG AGREEMENT: NATIONALITY ORDER IN

COUNCIL

1.

WE ARE CONTENT WITH THE DRAFTING CHANGES PROPOSED IN YOUR

TUR.

THE ADDITIONAL SENTENCE AT THE END OF PARA 7 WILL READ

'THEY WILL BE ANNOUNCED IN DUE COURSE' (PARA A OF YOUR TUR).

WE HAVE INCORPORATED THE FOLLOWING MINOR DRAFTING CHANGES IN

THE TEXT :

2.

(A) PARAGRAPH 2: REPLACE LINES 13-15 BY:

'TO BE MADE IN THIS WAY REQUIRE PARLIAMENT'S POSITIVE

APPROVAL, USUALLY FOLLOWING A DEBATE OF ONE AND A HALF HOURS

AND

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(B) PARAGRAPH 3: REPLACE 'CONSIDER' IN LINE 1 BY 'HOPE', AND

'SHOULD' IN LINE 2 BY 'WILL'. OMIT 'ON THIS WHITE PAPER' TO

'PREVIOUS PARAGRAPH' IN LINES 7 AND 8. ADD 'ITSELF' AT THE

END OF THE PARAGRAPH.

(C) PARAGRAPH 7: INSERT 'DRAFT' BEFORE 'ORDER' IN LINE 5.

(D) PARAGRAPHS 10 AND 11: OMIT 'ALSO' FROM LINE 5 OF PARA 10 AND

FROM THE LAST LINE OF PARA 11.

(E) PARAGRAPH 13: MAKE SUB-PARAS (1) AND (2) SUB-PARAS (A) AND

(B).

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