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TO DESKBY 06100OZ FCO
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OF 06084OZ JANUARY 86
CONFIDENTIAL
INFO DESK BY 07010OZ PEKING
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- 7 JAN 1986
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Action Taken
THE WHITE PAPEP ON THE DRAFT NATIONALITY ORDER 1986.
1. THERE HAS BEEN INTENSE DISCUSSION OVER THE WEEKEND AMOUNG UNOFFICIALS ON THE FORM AND CONTENT OF THE MOTION TO BE MOVED IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ON 8 JANUARY. A NUMBER OF MEMBERS, PARTICULARLY ELECTED MEMBERS, WISHED TO SET OUT THEIP CASE IN A LONG AND DETAILED MOTION WHICH WOULD HAVE BEEN STRONGLY WORDED. MISS DUNN AND HEP MORE SENIOR COLLEAGUES HAVE BEEN EXERCISING A MODERATING INFLUENCE. THEY FULL TOOK THE POINT WHICH I MADE TO HER THAT THE MOTION MUST BE IN A FORM WHICH WOULD NOT (NOT) REQUIRE OFFICIAL MEMBERS OF LEGCO TO ABSTAIN. ANY APPEARANCE OF A RIFT BETWEEN THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT AND THE UNANIMOUS VIEW OF THE UNOFFICIALS WOULD BE POLITICALLY DISASTROUS AT THIS EARLY STAGE OF REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT'' THEPE HAS BEEN INTENSE PRESS INTEREST OVER THE WEEKEND IN THE MOTION
WHICH IS TO BE MOVED.
2. 1 THEREFORE AGREED WITH MISS DUMN ON SUNDAY EVENING ON THE TEXT IN
MY IFT WHICH IS IN A FORM WHICH WILL NOT REQUIRE OFFICIALS TO ABSTAIN. WE ARE IN FACT ALREADY ENGAGED IN THE COURSE OF ACTION SET OUT IN IT. THERE WILL ALSO BE ONLY ONE SPEECH BY THE UNOFFICIALS - BY MISS DUNN HERSELF. THE CHIEF SECPETAPY WILL NEED TO PEPLY APPROPRIATELY. IT WILL BE PASSED BY GENERAL VOICE VOTE: NOT
INDIVIDUAL VOTES.
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3. THIS IS THE SITUATION AS IT STANDS THIS EVENING (MONDAY) MAY, OF COURSE, CHANGE IN THE LIGHT OF EXCO'S PEACTIONS TO WHATEVER RESPONSE YOU MAY SEND ME TO MY TELNOS 17 TO 19.
YOUDE
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
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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