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THE HK ECONOMIC JOURNAL SAID AS THE DRAFT ORDER ON NATIONALITY HAD ALREADY BEEN PASSED IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS, FCO MINISTER TIMOTHY RENTON'S VISIT WOULD NOT MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE TO THE MATTER. BUT HIS BRIEF STAY WOULD STILL BRING HIM A LOT OF HEADACHE BECAUSE

OF DRITAIN'S FAILURE TO LIVE UP TO ANY MORAL RESPONSIBILITY.

BRITAIN'S REFUSAL TO ALLOW BN (0) PASSPORT HOLDEPS THE RIGHT TO ENTER

THE COUNTRY WAS EXCUSABLE BECAUSE OF THE VAST NUMBER OF PEOPLE INVOLV

ED.

HOWEVER, IT HAD EXPOSED ITS LACK OF MORAL IN ITS REJECTION OF TAKING CARE OF EX-SERVICEMEN AND ETHNIC MINORITIES IN HK. THE PAPER WAS WORRIED HOW UMELCO MEMBERS WOULD BE ABLE TO COME DOWN GRACEFULLY FROM THEIR FIRM STAND AND THEIR DETERMINATION TO PRESS BRITAIN TO

AGREE TO THEIR DEMANDS.

THE EXPRESS SAID THE JOINT LIAISON GROUP WAS NOT PREPARED TO

DISCUSS THE DRAFT ORDER ON NATIONALITY AS BRITAIN HAD RULED OUT THE

INCLUSION OF AN ENDORSEMENT IN THE BN (0) PASSPORT STIPULATING THE

HOLDER'S RIGHT OF ENTRY. CHINA ON ITS PART WAS UNWILLING TO GET

INVOLVED.

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HONG KONG AGREEMENT: NATIONALITY

COPIES TO:

MR ROBERTS, NEWS DEPT

MR FIFOOT. LEGAL ADVISERS

MR GRAINGER, LEGAL ADVISERS

LIMITED

HD/HKD

HD/FED

HD/NTD

RESEARCH D (MR WALKER)

MR D MCDOUGALL, MVD

DEP HD/PUSD

!

PS

MR HYDE, HOME OFFICE

PS/MR RENTON

+

PS/PUS

SIR W HARDING

MR WILSON

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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