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QUESTION 3:

ANSWER:

QUESTION 4:

ANSWER:

QUESTION 5:

ANSWER:

WHAT FURTHER ACTIONS WILL THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT

TAKE ON THE ETHNIC MINORITIES?

NO PLANS FOR FURTHER ACTION. THE MATTER IS NOW ONE

FOR PARLIAMENT.

WERE THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT CONSULTED?

NOT ON THE THREE LEGCO PEQUESTS WHICH ARE MATTERS FOR

HMG.

THE ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE NEW BNO PASSPORT WERE, OF COURSE, DISCUSSED WITH THEM.

WERE THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT INFORMED BEFORE THE DECISIONS WERE ANNOUNCED?

WE DO NOT COMMENT ON CONFIDENTIAL COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN

LONDON AND HONG KONG.

YOUDE

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

2.

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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