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HKK 040/4 CONFIDENTIAL
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19/12/80
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Action Takun
FROM:
A C Galsworthy, HKD
DATE:
19 December 1985
PS/Mr Ronominis.
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HONG KONG: NATIONALITY ORDER IN COUNCIL
Problem
I have suggested some hiver alleal.com to the
"draft.
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1.
Το en sure that Home Office
Ministers are properly
briefed on reaction in Hong Kong to the draft nationality Order
in Council before the Parliamentary debate.
Recommendation
2.
I recommend that the Minister write to Mr Waddington,
Minister of State in the Home Office, enclosing two special
reports on reaction in Hong Kong prepared by the Governor.
submit a draft.
I
Background and Argument
3.
The White Paper containing the draft nationality Order in Council was published on 17 October in order to give the people of Hong Kong an opportunity to comment on it before it
was debated in Parliament.
two We have commissioned
reports
from the Governor of Hong Kong:
Kong: the first on reaction amongst the press and public and the second on the Legislative Council
debate on the Order.
4.
The Unofficial members of EXCO and LEGCO will be writing to MPS and Lords setting out the points made in the LEGCO Going by past experience MPs are likely to raise most
points in the parliamentary debate, and we are
Home in conjunction with
debate.
lines
to take
of the se
preparing defensive Office officials, which we will clear with the Hong Kong
Government.
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