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MEMBERS OF LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

立法局員

3 January 1986

The White Paper on the Draft Hong Kong

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(British Nationality) Order 1986

you on

behalf

to am writing

of all the Unofficial Members of the Legislative Council to express their deep concern on

on issues raised in this White Paper. That concern is shared by all Unofficial Members, both the .

and the Members

and 24 elected Members, 22 appointed accurately reflects, I believe, the views of the community at large.

on

You may already have received reports about the adjournment debate on the White Paper on the Draft Hong Kong (British Nationality) Order 1986, which took place in

last. on the 4th December the Legislative Council

to impress you is

you this attach to Members deep sense of unease disappointment which they and many other people have about the measures it proposes.

purpose importance legislation

in writing

which and

to LegCo the

My

the draft

and

Their worries have focussed on (i) the acceptability in countries around the world of yet another unproven type of British passport, and (ii) the proposal leave stranded in Hong Kong nearly 10,000 people of

to

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