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GRS 200

CONFIDENTIAL

FM HONG KONG

CONFIDENTIAL

TO IMMEDIATE FCO

TELNO 1303

OF 01093OZ MAY 86

INFO IMMEDIATE PEKHING

FOLLOWING PERSONAL FOR HUM, HONG KONG DEPARTMENT FROM GOVERNOR

NATIONALITY ORDER IN COUNCIL.

1. THE CHIEF SECRETARY'S STATEMENT TO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCHŁ

YESTERDAY AFTERNOON WAS THINK ACCEPTED AS PUTTING THESE ISSUES

TO REST MAN THE COUNCIL AND THE OUTSTANDING ISSUE OF CITIZENSHIP

FOR THE ETHNIC MINORITIES IS UNLIKELY TO BE RAISED AGAIN WITH

ANY VIGOUR BY LEGCO MEMBERS UNLESS THERE ARE NEW DEVELOPMENTS.

D

2. SHOULD LIKE TO SAY HOW PERSONALLY GRATEFUL AM TO MINISTERS

FOR THE CAREFUL AND SYMPATHETIC CONSIDERATION WHICH THEY HAVE GIVEN

TO HONG KONG'S CONCERN ON THESE MATTERS. NATIONALITY WILL REMAIN

A HIGHLY SENSITIVE MISSUE BUT THE READINESS OF HMG TO MEET HONG

KONG'S WISHES ON THE ENDORSEMENT AND THE EX-SERVICEMEN HAS BEEN A

POSITIVE CONTRIBUTION TO KEEPIGN ANXIETIES ON NATIONALITY PROBLEMS

WITHIN BOUNDS.

YOUDE

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

MF NICHOLSON, PASSPORT DEPT, HOME OFFICE.

ROOM 236, CLIVE HOUSE.

MR MCDONOUGH, B2 DIV, HOME OFFICE MR WOOD LEGAL ADVISERS

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