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DSR 11C
If we make no concessions
proposals,
there will
on any of these
that
not always easily,
the Governor of Hong Kong has advised
be an open confrontation between HMG and
the Hong Kong Legislative Council. We have managed,
to come through the last three difficult years in
Hong Kong, including the period of the conclusion of
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the agreement, without sere a confrontation: to fail
at this last hurdle would be very disappointing and
very damaging I am also apprehensive about the
possible Parliamentary difficulties, especially in
the House of Lords, which may
arise for the Order if
we reject all three proposals.)
If we make no concessions, the Unofficial
members of the Hong Kong Executive and Legislative
Councils will not give up: they will send a
delegation here to lobby the Prime Minister, who has
in the past told them that they are welcome to see,
her at any time, and they will lobby extensively in
Parliament against the Order. I would not be
confident that in such circumstances
through the Lands:
unpleasant
we could get it
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time in the
we might also,
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to give British
I can see that any concession
citizenship to non-Chinese BD TC's
ex-servicemen would be extremely difficult, and I
or to
would not press you to accede to these requests.
do not know whether it would be possible to go
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