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OCMIAN 4029

UNCLASSIFIED

OO HOKON

FM FCOLN TO HOKON

011630Z MAY

GRS 805

UNCLASSIFIED

FM FCO

JP COPT

UNCLASSIFIED

34029 - 1

нии 3407

RECEIVED IN REGISTRY

- 6 MAY 1986

DESK OFFICER INDEX

PA

REGISTRY Action Taken

TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG

TELNO 805

OF 011630Z MAY 86

INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING

622

OUR TELNO 763: HONG KONG AGREEMENT: NATIONALITY ORDER IN

COUNCIL

1.

A)

AMENDMENTS MADE TO ORDER AS FOLLOWS:

ADD NEW ARTICLE 1 (4): 'SECTION 50 OF THE BRITISH NATIONALITY ACT 1981 (INTERPRETATION) SHALL APPLY TO THE

INTERPRETATION OF THIS ORDER AS IT APPLIES TO THE INTERPRETATION

OF THAT ACT.1

B)

IN ARTICLE 2(2) AFTER 'COLONIES' INSERT : AND

'REGISTRATION' SHALL BE CONSTRUED ACCORDINGLY.'

2.

COPIES FOLLOW BY BAG.

HOWE

HONG KONG AGREEMENT: NATIONALITY

LIMITED

HD/HKD

HD/FED

HD/NTD

RESEARCH D (MR WALKER)

DEP HD/PUSD

PS

PS/MR 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

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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