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TELNO 2791
OF 11015OZ DECEMBER 85
INFO IMMED HATE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON,
PEKING:
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MY TELNO 2763: NATIONALITY ORDER IN COUNCIL : HONG KONG VIEWS
WE ARE SENDING YOU A FULL REPORT ON THE VIEWS EXPRESSED THROUGH VARIOUS CHANNELS SINCE PUBLICATION OF THE WHITE PAPER BY BAG LEAVING HERE ON 14 DECEMBER. A COPY OF THE REPORT WILL BE SENT TO PEKING BY BAG ON 16 DECEMBER.
2. WE HAVE ALSO SENT YOU COPIES OF THE FINAL VERSION OF THE SPEECHES DELIVERED BY TEN UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS IN THE ADJOURNMENT DEBATE
BY FASCIMILE VIA OUR LONDON OFFICE. THE SPEECHES OF JOHN SWAINE, DR HO KAM-FA AND MRS SLINA CHOW WERE AMENDED TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT BARONESS YOUNG'S REPLY TO A PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION ON THE RIGHT OF ABODE ENDORSEMENT. MRS SELINA CHOW IN HER REVISED SPEECH JOINED IN THE PLEA FOR MORE SATISFACTORY ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE ETHNIC MINORITIES. MR ALLEN LEE, IN URGING HMG TO GIVE THE ETHNIC MINORITIES A BETTER DEAL, INCLUDED AN ADDITIONAL ARGUMENT THAT CHINESE BDTCS IN HONG KONG WOULD HAVE NO OBJECTION TO THE THE MINORITIES OBTAINING BRITISH CITIZENSHIP OR RETAINING THE BDTC
STATUS.
YOUDE
HONG KONG AGREEMENT: NATIONALITY
LIMITED
HD/HKD
HD/FED
COPIES TO:
MR ROBERTS, NEWS DEPT MR FIFOOT, LEGAL ADVISERS
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HD/NTD
RESEARCH D (MR WALKER)
DEP HD/PUSD
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PS/MR RENTON
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SIR W HARD ING MR WILSON
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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