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ноус краса:
THE HONG KONG ACT
FROM:
W G Ehrman, HKD
DATE:
21 November 1985
CC:
PS/Mr Rifkind
PS/Mr Eggar
Parliamentary
STRY
Relations Unit.
Taken
WHITE PAPER ON
PAPER ON THE NATIONALITY PROVISIONS OF
A
PROBLEM
1.
S14 House
The Home Secretary has written to the leader of the
on 19 November and copied his letter to OD (K) colleagues, proposing that the Commons debate on the Hong Kong Nationality Order in Council should take place in the
20 December, on an adjournment motion. period 11
He has
proposed that the Lords debate (which is not likely to take place until the New Year) should take place on a
take-note motion. How should we respond?
K
RECOMMENDATION
2.
Commonwealth
recommend that the Secretary of State write to the leader of the House supporting the Home Secretary's recommendations and offering Foreign and
Ministers to support the Home Office
debates in both the Commons and the Lords.
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during the
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BACKGROUND AND ARGUMENT
3.
the
This
Mr Galsworthy submitted the White Paper containing
draft Order in Council on 24 September.
He
recommended that an FCO Minister should be present in support during the debate.
is important SO that there can be no accusation in Hong Kong that the FCO "does not care", and because the Order arises from the Hong Kong Act, which was introduced by the Foreign and Commonwealth
Secretary.
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