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GRS 350 CONFIDENTIAL

FM HONG KONG

CONFIDENTIAL

TO DESKBY 02103OZ HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON

TELNO 420

OF 02082OZ MAY 86

INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON

(648)

TOP COPY

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RECEIVED IN REGISTRY

PERSONAL FOR COMMISSIONER LONDON.

- 2 MAY 1986

FROM SECRETARY FOR SECURITY

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DESK OFFICER

INDEX

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YOUR TELEX REF NKGO 5529/LM 588 :

NATIONALITY ORDER IN COUNCIL

REGISTRY

Action Taken

1. PLEASE THANK LORD CLEDWYN AND LORD MISHCON WARMLY FOR THEIR

#INTEREST. THE GOVERNOR'S VIEW HS THAT GIVEN THE SENSITIVITY OF THAS #ISSUE IN TERMS OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN HMG AND THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT, IT WOULD NOT (NOT) BE APPROPRIATE FOR THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT TO PROVIDE ANY GUIDANCE ON THE PROPOSED MOTION.

2. HOWEVER, YOU SHOULD POINT OUT TO LORD MISHCON THAT WHATEVER THE NOBLE LORDS DECIDE TO DO, INT IS NOW MOST #MPORTANT THAT THE

NATIONALITY ORDER IN COUNCIL BE MADE SOON. AS THE CS SAID IN

HIS STATEMENT IN LEGCO ON 30 APRIL, THE NATIONALITY ORDER IN COUNCIL

WILL PROVIDE THE BASIS FOR THE NTRODUCTION OF THE NEW BN(0)

STATUS AND THE NEW PASSPORT WITH EFFECT FROM 1 JULY 1987. THE CHINESE

GOVERNMENT HAS AGREED TO A RIGHT OF ABODE ENDORSEMENT IN BN(0)

PASSPORTS AND A NUMBER OF COUNTRIES HAVE INDICATED THEY THEY ARE

LIKELY TO ACCEPT THE NEW PASSPORT. HMG CAN ONLY START FORMALLY

APPROACHING THIRD COUNTRIES ON THE NEW STATUS AND THE NEW PASSPORT

INCLUDING THE APPLICATION OF VESA ABOLITION AGREEMENTS AFTER THE

ORDER HAS BEEN MADE. IT IS UMPORTANT THAT THE MAXIMUM TIME BE

AVAILABLE FOR HMG TO APPROACH THIRD COUNTRIES, AND TO ANSWER ANY QUERIES RELATING TO THE ACCEPTANCE OF THE NEW PASSPORT BEFORE

TS INTRODUCED IN JULY 1987.

3. BEFORE YOU SPEAK TO LORD MISHCON YOU SHOULD HAVE A WORD WITH

CHRISTOPHER HUM, SOT THAT HE IS FULLY IN THE PICTURE.

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

COPIES TO:

MR ROBERTS, NEWS DEPT

MR FIFOOT, LEGAL ADVISERS

MR GRAINGER, LEGAL ADVISERS

MR D MCDOUGALL, MVD

MR HYDE, HOME OFFICE

MF EMERY, BL 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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