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MY TELNO 28: WHITE PAPER ON THE DRAFT NATIONALITY ORDER 1986
THE FOLLOWING IS THE TEXT OF THE SPEECH BY THE CHIEF SECPETARY IN SUPPORT OF MISS DUNN'S MOTION IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ON
WEDNESDAY 8 JANUARY, 1986:
QUOTE
SIR,
IN HER LETTER TO MEMBERS OF BOTH HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT WRITTEN ON BEHALF OF ALL THE UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS, AND IN WHAT SHE HAS SAID THIS AFTERNOON IN MOVING THIS MOTION, MASS DUNN HAS CONVEYED THE
STRONG AND UNANIMOUS FEELINGS OF THE UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS OF THIS COUNCIL AND THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG ON THREE ISSUES CONCERMING THE
DRAFT HONG KONG (BRITISH NATIONALITY) ORDER 1986.
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THE ADMINISTRATION FULLY UNDERSTANDS THE THRUST OF THE ARGUMENTS
ADVANCED IN SUPPORT OF THESE ISSUES AND THE DEPTH OF FEELING
SURROUNDING THEM. THE OFFICIAL MEMBERS OF THIS COUNCIL THIS AFTERNOON WILL THEREFORE SUPPORT THE MOTION. NEVERTHELESS, SIR, THE
ISSUES THEMSELVES RAISE A NUMBER OF MATTERS SOME OF THEM TECHNICAL
IN NATURE WHICH WILL REQUIRE FURTHER DETAILED CONSIDERATION BY
HER MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT. + CAN ASSURE MEMBERS THAT THE CONCERN
THEY HAVE EXPRESSED WILL BE CONVEYED TO HER MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT
AND CAM FURTHER ASSURE THEM THAT THEIR REPRESENTATIONS WILL BE
GIVEN SERIOUS AND DETAILED CONSIDERATION.
SIR, SUPPORT THE MOTION.
YOUDE
HONG KONG AGREEMENT: NATIONALITY
UNQUOTE
HILK 040/4
RECEIVED IN REGISTRY
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8 JAN 1986
DESK OFFICER
INUSK
PA
REGISTRY Action Taken
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
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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