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I SINCERELY HOPE THEREFORE THAT MINISTERS WILL NOT TURN DOWN THE PROPOSITION MADE BY THE LEGCO UNOFFICIALS AS REGARDS THE ENDORSEMENT IN THE PASSPORTS BUT WILL SHOW THEMSELVES WILLING TO DISCUSS THE TERMS OF AN APPROPRIATE ENDORSEMENT ON THE LINES WE HAVE PROPOSED IN ORDER TO ENSURE THAT WE SHOULD NOT MISLEAD MINISTERS ON THE ACCEPTABILITY OF THE FORMULA WE HAVE PUT FORWARD THAT SHALL CONFIRM WITH EXCO ON JANUARY 7 THAT THIS IS THE KIND OF FORMULA THEY WISH US TO PRESS FOR.

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HONG KONG AGREEMENT: NATIONALITY

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HD/HKD

HD/FED

HD/NTD

RESEARCH D (MR WALKER)

DEP HD/PUSD

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PS/MR RENTON

PS/PUS

SIR W HARD ING 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

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MR WOOD LEGAL ADVISERS

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