TNAG-1562-FCO40-2126-Future-of-Hong-Kong-nationality-and-passports-Hong-Kong-(Br-1986 — Page 38

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minute/letter/teleletter/despatch/note

DRAFT:

FROM:

Prime Minister

DEPARTMENT:

TEL. NO:

SECURITY CLASSIFICATION

TO:

Top Secret

Secret

The Rt Hon Jack Ashley CH MP

House of Commons

Confidential

Restricted

London SW1A OAA

Unclassified

PRIVACY MARKING

.......In Confidence

CAVEAT........

SUBJECT:

TYPE: Draft/Final 1+

Reference

CP1 ANW

Your Reference

Copies to:

Kong

Thank you for your letter of 14 March about the Hong

nationality issue. I am grateful for your words of

encouragement

one and,

on the Agreement. We believe it is a good

as you say, good progress is being made in the

continuing Joint Liaison Group discussions.

of

I too am very much aware of the

been ex presse d by the pe o ple

directly, through

concerns which have

Hong Ko ng ei ther

the Legislative Council in Hong Kong or

through Members of Parliament.

I t i s

be cause of these

concerns

tha t we

a re

cons i de ration to the

th ree

giving

pro po sal s

the

most careful

to which you refer

in your

letter. Following

the

de ba te s

in Parliament

in

January we decided to

seek

further

infomation

which

would help us to

r ea ch

decisions.

This

info ma tion is

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