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CONFIDENTIAL
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TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
TELNO 549
OF 21170OZ MARCH 86
INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING
ный осюи
RECEIVED IN REGISTRY
2 5 MAR 1986
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INDEX
REGISTRY Action Taken
YOUR TELNO 871: NATIONALITY ORDER IN COUNCIL
394 F)
24619
1.
LORD CHITNIS IS CORRECT IN SAYING THAT IT IS A CONVENTION
THAT ORDERS IN COUNCIL ARE NOT VOTED ON IN THE HOUSE OF LORDS.
THE PROCEDURE FOR DEALING WITH AFFIRMATIVE ORDERS IN COUNCIL IS
THAT THE INSTRUMENT IS LAID BEFORE BOTH HOUSES AT THE SAME TIME.
THE INSTRUMENT IS CONSIDERED BY THE JOINT COMMITTEE ON STATUTORY
INSTRUMENTS WHO WILL, AFTER CONSIDERATION, DRAW PARLIAMENT'S
ATTENTION TO MATTERS OF CONTROVERSY. A MOTION AND DEBATE MAY
FOLLOW. IF THE MOTION IN THE COMMONS IS SUCCESSFUL THE LORDS
CONSIDER THE INSTRUMENT BUT ALTHOUGH THEY MAY DEBATE IT, THEY DO
NOT VOTE. IN CASES OF SERIOUS DISAGREEMENT THEY MAY PRAY' OR
EXPRESS THEIR DISSATISFACTION AGAINST THE ORDER, BUT THIS DOES
NOT AFFECT THE CONFIRMATION OF THE ORDER, WHICH GOES ON TO THE
STATUTE BOOK.
2.
IT WOULD, IT SEEMS TO US, BE JUST AS DAMAGING IN TERMS OF
HONG KONG OPINION TO HAVE THE ORDER REACH THE STATUTE BOOK AFTER
A 'PRAYER' AGAINST IT OF THIS KIND, AS TO HAVE IT FAIL TO PASS
THROUGH PARLIAMENT. WE SHALL BEAR THIS IN MIND.
HOWE
HONG KONG AGREEMENT: NATIONALITY
LIMITED
HD/HKD
HD/FED
HD/NTD
RESEARCH D (MR WALKER)
DEP HD/PUSD
PS
PS/R RENTON
PS/PUS
SIR W HARDING
MR WILSON MR BARRINGTON
COPIES TO:
MR ROBERTS, NEWS DEPT
MR FIFOOT, LEGAL ADVISERS
MR GRAINGER, LEGAL ADVISERS
MR D MCDOUGALL, MVD
MR HYDE, HOME OFFICE
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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