TNAG-1385-FCO40-1833-Future-of-Hong-Kong-nationality-and-citizenship-1985 — Page 69

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YOUR TELNOS

1392, 1473 1431 AND OUR TELNO 2011 HONG KONG AGREEMENT: NATIONALITY ORDER IN COUNCIL

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WE WOULD PREFER PUBLICATION TO TAKE PLACE ON 17 OCTOBER, OR ANY LATER DATE BEFORE 22 OCTOBER. 22 OCTOBER IS A PUBLIC HOLIDAY IN HONG KONG AND THE DIRECTOR OF IMMIGRATION, WHO WILL DE NEEDED AT THE PRESS CONFERENCE ON PUBLICATION, WILL BE VISITING GUANGZHOU FROM 23 TO 26 OCTOBER. PUBLICATION AFTER 26 OCTOBER WILL BE TOO CLOSE TO THE GOVERNOR'S LEGCO ADDRESS.

WE SHALL BE CLEARING WITH EXCO ON 15 OCTOBER THE WHITE PAPER, THE DRAFT ORDER IN COUNCIL APPROVED BY MINISTERS AND THE DRAFT EXPLANATORY STATEMENT ON THE PRINCIPLES GOVERNING THE ISSUE OF BN(0) PASSPORTS. TO THIS END, WE SHOULD BE GRATEFUL TO KNOW DESK BY 09090OZ WHETHER THE DRAFT EXPLANATORY STATEMENT ON THE ISSUE OF BN(0) PASSPORTS HAS BEEN APPROVED BY MINISTERS. WE SHALL ALSO BE REPORTING ON 15 OCTOBER YOUR RESPONSES TO THE POINTS MADE BY MEMBERS ON THE DRAFT ORDER IN COUNCIL.

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HONG KONG AGREEMENT: NATIONALITY

LIMITED

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HD/FED

HD/NTD

RESEARCH D (MR WALKER)

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PS/MR RENTON

PS/LADY YOUNG

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SIR W HARD ING MR WILSON

COPIES TO:

MR ROBERTS, NEWS DEPT

MR FIFOOT, LEGAL ADVISERS

MR GRAINGER, LEGAL ADVISERS

MR MILLER, MVD

MR HYDE, HOME OFFICE

MR EMERY, BL DIV, HOME OFFICE, CROYDON

MF NICHOLSON, PASSPORT DEPT, HOME OFFICE

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