TNAG-1564-FCO40-2129-Future-of-Hong-Kong-nationality-and-passports-Hong-Kong-(Br-1986 — Page 77

OCMIAN 1769

CONFIDENTIAL

DD 23010OZ HOKON

FM FCOLN TO HOKON

221730Z APR

GRS 446

CONFIDENTIAL

FM FCO

TO DESKBY 230100Z HONG KONG

TELNO 725

OF 221730Z APRIL 86

INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING

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31769

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Hun zuot ник

36601

RECEIVED IN REGISTRY

2 5 APR 1986

DESK OFFICER

INDEX

REGISTRY

PA

Action Taken

FOLLOWING PERSONAL FOR GOVERNOR FROM HUM, HKD

NATIONALITY ORDER IN COUNCIL

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DUNN:

BEGINS

FOLLOWING IS TEXT OF THE PRIME MINISTER'S LETTER TO MISS

I WANTED TO WRITE TO YOU PERSONALLY ABOUT THE RESPONSE

WE ARE GIVING TO THE REQUESTS PUT FORWARD BY THE LEGISLATIVE

COUNCIL ON THE NATIONALITY ORDER.

WE HAVE CONSIDERED VERY CAREFULLY ALL THE POINTS WHICH

HAVE BEEN MADE AND IN PARTICULAR THOSE MADE IN YOUR LETTERS TO ME

EARLIER THIS YEAR. WE HAVE RECOGNISED THE STRENGTH OF FEELING IN

HONG KONG AND WE HAVE BEEN ANXIOUS TO TAKE IT FULLY INTO ACCOUNT.

WE ARE TODAY ANNOUNCING OUR RESPONSE TO THE LEGISLATIVE

COUNCIL'S REQUESTS. AS YOU WILL SEE, WE HAVE MET IN FULL THE

COUNCIL'S REQUEST FOR A PASSPORT ENDORSEMENT ABOUT VISITS TO THE

UNITED KINGDOM. WE RECEIVED MANY REPORTS FROM THE GOVERNOR ON

FEELING IN HONG KONG ABOUT THE ISSUE AND WERE AWARE OF THE

WIDESPREAD CONCERN. WE HAVE DONE OUR BEST TO MEET THAT CONCERN

AND TO PROVIDE THE NECESSARY REASSURANCE WHICH PEOPLE IN HONG

KONG WERE LOOKING FOR. WE WELCOME VISITORS FROM HONG KONG AND

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