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HNFO IMMEDIATE PEKING

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YOUR TELNO 799 AND MY TELNO 1323: MY VISIT TO LONDON

1. WE SHALL #SSUE THE FOLLOWING PRESS RELEASE AT 0308OOZ: ''THE GOVERNOR, SIR EDWARD YOUDE, WILL VISHT LONDON FROM 13-17 MAY. THIS VISIT WILL BE ANOTHER IN THE SERIES OF HIS REGULAR CONSULTATIONS WITH MINISTERS AND SENIOR OFFICIALS ON MATTERS OF CURRENT HNTEREST. THE GOVERNOR LAST VISITED LONDON IN FEBRUARY.''

2. HN RESPONSE TO QUESTIONS, WE WILL SAY THAT MATTERS FOR DISCUSSION WILL PROBABLY INCLUDE PROGRESS WITH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE JOINT DECLARATHON (INCLUDING PREPARATIONS FOR THE NEXT MEETING OF THE JLG IN LONDON IN JULY), THE QUEEN'S WIGHT TO HONG KONG IN OCTOBER AND THE FORTHCOMING MFA NEGOTIATIONS.

3. WE HAVE JUST HEARD THAT THE HOUSE OF LORDS DEBATE ON THE NATIONALITY ORDER IN COUNCIL WILL BE ON 16 MAY. HE ASKED (AND WE NO DOUBT SHALL BE), WE SHALL SAY THE THE TIMING OF THE GOVERNOR'S WISHT IS PURELY COINCHDENTHAL AND THAT TH'S UNLIKELY THAT HE WILL ATTEND THE DEBATE.

4. RESIDENT CLERK PLEASE PASS TO HUM, HKD.

HKK 026/4 RECE VED IN REGISTRY

YOUDE

HONG KONG AGREEMENT: NATIONALITY

- 7 MAY 1986

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MR ROBERTS, NEWS DEPT

MR FIFOOT, LEGAL ADVISERS

MR GRAINGER, LEGAL ADVISERS

MR D MCDOUGALL, MVD

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MF NICHOLSON, PASSPORT DEPT, HOME OFFICE.

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MR MCDONOUGH, B2 DIV, HOME OFFICE MR WOOD LEGAL ADVISERS

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