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CONFIDENTIAL
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OCMIAN 1778
CONFIDENTIAL
OO PEKIN
FM FCOLN TO HOKON
051610Z DEC
GRS 142
ным
HAH 040/4
RECEIV
TOYOTA Y
- 9 DEC 1985
CONFIDENTIAL
FM FCO
TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
TELNO 1919
OF 05161OZ DECEMBER 85
INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING
527
INDS
OUR TELNO 1899: HONG KONG AGREEMENT:
COUNCIL
1.
CER PA
REGISTRY
Agron Taken
NATIONALITY ORDER IN
THE LEADER OF THE HOUSE HAS TOLD US TODAY THAT IT WILL
NOT NOW BE POSSIBLE DUE TO THE PRESSURE OF BUSINESS TO DEBATE THE
HONG KONG NATIONALITY ORDER IN COUNCIL BEFORE CHRISTMAS. WE WILL
BE EMPHASISING TO HIM IN REPLY THAT IT IS IMPORTANT THAT IT BE
DEBATED AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE IN THE NEW YEAR.
2.
WE AND THE HOME OFFICE WILL BE TAKING THE FOLLOWING LINE
IN RESPONSE TO QUESTIONS FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON, FOLLOWING THE
ANNOUNCEMENT OF BUSINESS FOR NEXT WEEK: 'IT IS INCREASINGLY
UNLIKELY THAT THERE WILL BE TIME FOR A DEBATE BEFORE CHRISTMAS ON
THE HONG KONG NATIONALITY ORDER IN COUNCIL. IT IS HOPED THAT
TIME MAY BE FOUND SOON AFTER THE HOUSE RETURNS IN JANUARY'.
•
HOWE
HONG KONG AGREEMENT: NATIONALITY
LIMITED
HD/HKD
HD/FED
HD/NTD
RESEARCH D (MR WALKER)
DEP HD/PUSD
PS
PS/MR RENTON
PS/PUS
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
CODENTIAL
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