TNAG-1562-FCO40-2126-Future-of-Hong-Kong-nationality-and-passports-Hong-Kong-(Br-1986 — Page 14

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MILNAN 6674 OCMIAN 6674

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DD 030100Z HOKON

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TO DESKBY 030100Z HONG KONG

TELNO 600

OF 021630Z APRIL 86

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RECEIVED IN REGISTRY

4 APR 1986

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INDEX

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REGISTRY Action Taken

INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING

FOLLOWING PERSONAL FOR GOVERNOR FROM HUM,

HKD

MY TELNO 585 NATIONALITY ORDER IN COUNCIL

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AS INSTRUCTED BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE AND THE HOME SECRETARY WE HAVE BEEN CONSIDERING WITH HOME OFFICE OFFICIALS HOW A PASSPORT ENDORSEMENT OMITTING THE WORD 'CURRENT' MIGHT BE COMBINED WITH AN EXPLANATORY STATEMENT BY A GOVERNMENT MINISTER IN THE PARLIAMENTARY DEBATE (PARA 2 OF TUR).

2.

WE HAVE NOW AGREED AT OFFICIAL LEVEL WITH THE HOME OFFICE

THIS WOULD BE THE SUGGESTED PARLIAMENTARY STATEMENT IN MIFT.

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QUOTED IN FULL, SUBJECT ONLY TO EDITORIAL CHANGES, IN THE EXPLANATORY LEAFLET, PRECEDED BY A DESCRIPTION OF THE ENDORSEMENT AND FOLLOWED BY THE SECOND, THIRD AND FOURTH PARAGRAPHS OF THE PRESENT DRAFT. THERE WOULD NO LONGER BE ANY NEED FOR AN

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

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THE ORIGINAL HAS BEEN

CLOSED UNDERǝ

FOI EXEMPTION NO. 35(1)

Jon on dans un sat DA OR AN

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