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MEMBERS OF LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

二法局区民

3 January 1986

The White Paper on the Draft Hong Kong

(British Nationality) Order 1986

of all the

behalf on to you I am writing Unofficial Members of the Legislative Council to express their deep concern on issues raised in this White Paper. what concern is shared by all Unofficial Members, both the

and

and the 24 elected Members, -22

appointed Members accurately reflects, I believe, the views of the community at large.

You may already have received reports about the adjournment debate on the White Paper on the Draft Bong Kong (British Nationality) Order 1986, which took place in 4th December last. Му on the the Legislative Council

to

the impress on

you is you

attach to this draft Members deep sense

to in writing purpose importance which LegCo

and the -legislation

of

unease

and

disappointment which they and many other people have about the measures it proposes.

Their

have focussed

оп

(i)

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

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