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HONG KONG AGREEMENT
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MR BURROW, LEGAL ADVISERS FIR BOBERTS, NEWS DEFT
MR WOOD, LEGAL ADVISERS.
CONFIDENT HAL
FM HONG KONG
TO DESKBY 171030Z FCO
TELNO 811
OF 17095OZ MARCH 96
FOLLOWING FOR LAYDEN, HONG KONG DEPARTMENT FROM GOVERNOR
MY TELNO 901 : NATIONALITY OPDER IN COUNCIL
1. MISS DUNN HAS SENT ME HEP DRAFT SPEECH TO BE MADE IN THE
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ON MARCH 19.
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2. AFTEP REFERRING TO THE PREVIOUS REQUESTS AND THE EXTENT OF THE SUPPORT WHICH THEY HAVE RECEIVED IN HONG KONG AND PARLIAMENT ITSELF (INCLUDING A MESSAGE NOW RECEIVED FROM THE ARCHDISHOP OF CANTERBURY ASSURING THEM OF HIS SUPPORT) THE SPEECH CONCLUDES AS 4N MY IFT. YOU WILL NOTE PAPTICULARLY THE LAST PARAGRAPH WHICH ASKS FOP A RESPONSE TO THE THREE PEQUESTS UNDERLINE NEXT WORD BEFOPE THE OPDER IS LAID. THIS GOES ONE STEP BEYOND THE PROPOSED STATEMENT IN REPLY # PAPA 2 OF MY TEL UNDER REFERENCE. IF THERE IS ANY PARLIAMENTARY OBJECTION TO LEGCO BEING INFOPMED OF HHG'S DECISION BEFORE THE ORDER IS LAID, I WILL NEED TO TELL MISS DUNN AND THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL TOMORROW 18 MARCH. IF ON THE OTHER HAND WHAT SHE SEEKS IS POSSIBLE (1.E. RESPONSE TO LEGCO, LAYING OF THE OPDER, DEBATE ON THE ASSENT WITH TIME GAPS BETWEEN EACH STEP) THEN THE DRAFT IN PARA 2 OF MY TEL UNDER REFERENCE WILL NEED TO BE AMENDED ACCORDINGLY.
3. 1 SHOULD BE GRATEFUL TO KNOW WHAT IS POSSIBLE DESKAY 1723452. IF YOUR REPLY CAN CONTAIN A REVISED TEXT OF THE STATEMENT 1 PROPOSED SO MUCH THE BETTER.
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