TNAG-1385-FCO40-1833-Future-of-Hong-Kong-nationality-and-citizenship-1985 — Page 72

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AGREED:

DISAGREE.

THE WORD 'THE' IS INTENDED TO INDICATE

COMPREHENSIVENESS:

W. AGREED.

III. COMMENCEMENT DATE

THE SQUARE BRACKETS NOW COME OUT.

3. YOUR TELNO 1880: REVISED LIST.

I.

GENERAL

AGREED. WE HAVE INSERTED A REFERENCE TO ARTICLE 2(1) IN THE LEFT

HAND MARGIN. THE ABBREVIATIONS HAVE BEEN SPELT OUT ON FIRST

APPEARANCE. REFERENCE TO ACQUISITION UNDER THE BNA 1981 NOW

APPEARS IN BRACKETS AFTER THE MAIN HEADING.

II. SPECIFIC

A. B. AND C. ALL AGREED.

4. WE HAVE ALSO GIVEN FURTHER CONSIDERATION TO YOUR PROPOSAL

THAT THE WHITE PAPER SHOULD CLEARLY STATE THAT THE LIST AND

ANNEX 2 IS NOT NECESSARILY COMPLETE. WE HAVE CONCLUDED THAT,

AFTER ALL, IT WOULD BE PREFERABLE NOT TO DO THIS. GIVEN THAT

MOST OF THE PEOPLE CONCERNED WILL FALL INTO ONE OF THE THREE

SIMPLE CATEGORIES, IT SEEMS A LITTLE DISINGENEOUS TO SUGGEST THAT

SUCH A LENGTHY AND COMPLEX LIST MAY NOT BE COMPLETE. WE HAVE

TOLD MINISTERS THAT WE CANNOT DISCOUNT THE POSSIBILITY THAT THERE

IS SOMEWHERE A PERSON WHO DOES NOT APPEAR ON THE LIST AND, IF

NECESSARY OR APPROPRIATE, THIS CAN BE BROUGHT OUT DURING THE

DEBATES. BUT WE HAVE NO OBJECTION TO YOUR MAKING THE POINT IN

ANY COVERING PRESS STATEMENT WHICH YOU MAY WISH TO ISSUE, OR IN

RESPONSE TO ANY QUESTIONS ON THE SUBJECT.

5. WE HAVE TELEGRAPHED SEPARATELY CONCERNING SIR S Y CHUNG'S

PROPOSED AMENDMENT.

HOWE

HONG KONG AGREEMENT: NATIONALITY

LIMITED

HD/HKD

COPIES TO:

HD/FED

HD/NTD

RESEARCH D (MR WALKER)

DEP HD/PUSD

PS

PS/LR RENTON

PS/LADY YOUNG

PS/PUS

SIR W HARDING MR WILSON

MR ROBERTS, NEWS DEPT

MR FIFOOT LEGAL ADVISERS

LR GRAINGER, LEGAL ADVISERS

MR MILLER, MVD

MR HYDE, HOME OFFICE

MR EMERY, B4 DIV, HOME OFFICE, CROYDON

MF NICHOLSON, PASSPORT DEPT, HOME OFFICE,

ROOM 236, CLIVE HOUSE.

CONFO

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