TNAG-1386-FCO40-1834-Future-of-Hong-Kong-nationality-and-citizenship-1985 — Page 160

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YOUR TELNO 1842 : HONG KONG AGREEMENT : NATIONALITY ORDER IN COUNCIL : PUBLIC OPINION IN HONG KONG.

WE CONFIRM WE WILL SEND YOU A TELEGRAPHIC REPORT ON THE

LEGCO DEBATE.

2. WE WILL ALSO SEND YOU A SEPARATE REPORT COVERING ALL OTHER EXPRESSIONS OF OPINION HERE PRIOR TO THE FIRST DEBATES IN PARLIAMENT. IN THIS CONNECTION, WE SHOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR YOUR EARLY ADVICE WHEN FIRST DEBATE IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS IS LIKELY TO TAKE PLACE, WHETHER BEFORE OR AFTER CHRISTMAS (THE LATTER TIMING WAS RECENTLY REPORTED BY THE PRESS).

3. THE LEGCO DEBATE SCHEDULED ON 4 DECEMBER WILL TAKE THE FORM OF AN ADJOURMENT DEBATE. TO DATE, NINE MEMBERS INCLUDING JOHN SWAINE, CONVENOR OF THE AD HOC GROUP ON THE WHITE PAPER, HAVE INDICATED THAT THEY WOULD SPEAK IN THE DEBATE.

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HONG KONG AGREEMENT: NATIONALITY

LIMITED

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HD/FED

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RESEARCH D (MR WALKER)

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PS/MR RENTON

PS/LADY YOUNG

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SIR W HARDING MR WILSON

COPIES TO:

MR ROBERTS, NEWS DEPT

MR FIFOOT, LEGAL ADVISERS

MR GRAINGER, LEGAL ADVISERS

MR D MCDOUGALL, MVD

MR HYDE, HOME OFFICE

MR EMERY, B4 DIV, HOME OFFICE, CROYDON

MR NICHOLSON, PASSPORT DEPT, HOME OFFICE

ROOM 236, CLIVE HOUSE.

MR MCDONOUGH, B2 DIV, HOME OFFICE

MR WOOD LEGAL ADVISERS

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