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these views. We will then

withdraw the

Order and if necessary

it under

the

usual

make amendments to it before we reintroduce

affirmative resolution procedures next year.

8.

to the 31/4

in

The provisions in the Order are of vital interest million British Dependent Territories

Territories citizens who are resident

Hong Kong and the Government attaches great importance to their

views. We agreed the text of the White Paper with the Hong

Hong Kong

Government and Executive Council, and we

have been monitoring Hong

Kong opinion on the White Paper closely.

9.

H MG full reports of

hon Members will know

The Governor of Hong Kong has sent

reaction in Hong Kong to the White Paper. As the White Paper was debated in the Hong Kong Legislative Council on

4 December 1985. I

understand that members of UMELCO have written

some of their points will be

to hon Members,

and

no doubt

in this debate.

11

taken up

L

5.

X NO

Para 11: omit "the date when Hong Kong reverts to China".

Para 12: insert "associated with the Joint Declaration" after

UK memorandum

6.

in line 3.

Replace "The passport will

...

for this" (line 4

page 4 to

no

general

end of para) by:

•

and SO does Article 4 of the Order, although

there is

in tend

to

ensure

entitlement

formalities that

to

hold

connected

British

as hon Members know

We

with

passports. registration

of

citizenship will be kept to a minimum. We envisage only that each

person's particulars

will

be

on entered

separate fee will be charged for this."

7.

central a

register.

Νο

on line 8 should

Para 14: "Annex XIV of the Joint Declaration read "Section XIV of Annex I to the Joint Declaration".

18,19,20 new.

8.

Replace Para 17 by:

"17.

These

measures

As Ministers made clear during the debate

take

us up to the

of the 21st century. middle

on the Hong Kong Bill,

the

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