DRACT LETTER
ADDRESSEE'S REFERENCE
TO
The Rt Hon James Prior MP
House of Commons
LONDON SW1
186
HKW 040/4
FILE NUMBER IMG/85 9/387/4
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LETTER DRAFTED FOR SIGNATURE BY
Mr Waddington
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H.O. EST. 112
(NAME OF SIGNATORY)
Thank you for your letter of 27 August enclosing this one from the Council of Hong Kong Indian Associations. I am sorry not to have
written earlier.
We have exchanged a good deal of correspondence with the Council
on the implications of the agreement on Hong Kong's future for the
Indian community in Hong Kong. Richard Luce has seen Mr Harilela,
the President of the Council, and officials have subsequently seen
other representatives of the Council. Mr Sital has sent similar
letters to a number of other MPs.
Throughout this period, we have very carefully considered the Council's
views. We have had to conclude that we do not think it would be
right to go along with their proposals. We recognize their concern,
however, and are satisfied that the arrangements we have made go
as far as we reasonably and consistently can to meet their needs
within the terms of the agreement with the Chinese.
You may recall that when the nationality arrangements were first
debated in December and again during the passage of the Hong Kong
Bill, the Indian community in Hong Kong who were British Dependent
Territories citizens (BDTC) expressed great concern over their future
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