TNAG-1557-FCO40-2121-Future-of-Hong-Kong-nationality-and-passports-Hong-Kong-(Br-1986 — Page 166

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OCMIAN 5557

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OO PEKIN

FM FCOLN TO HOKON

071600Z JAN

GRS 111

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FM FCO

TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG

TELNO 31

OF 071600Z JANUARY 86

INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING

HKR 04014

RECEIVED IN BEGISTRY

- 8 JAN 1986

DESK OFNA. INDEX

REGISTRY Action Taken

5557 - 1

HONG KONG AGREEMENT: NATIONALITY ORDER IN COUNCIL:

PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES

1.

MY 3 IFTS CONTAIN TEXT OF DRAFT OPENING SPEECH FOR THE

HOUSE OF COMMONS DEBATE ON THE NATIONALITY ORDER IN COUNCIL ON 16

JANUARY. GRATEFUL FOR ANY OFFICIAL-LEVEL COMMENTS DESKBY

090900Z.

2.

AS REQUESTED IN PARA 2 OF YOUR TELNO 2789, WE WILL

TELEGRAPH DEFENSIVE NOTES FOR USE IF MPS REFER TO POINTS RAISED

IN THE LEGCO DEBATE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

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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

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- 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

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