TNAG-1568-FCO40-2134-Future-of-Hong-Kong-nationality-and-passports-Hong-Kong-(Br-1986 — Page 56

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CONFIDENT HAL

FM HONG KONG

Confidential

HWW 340/1

- 2 OCT 1986

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YOUR TELNO 2099 : INTERNATIONAL

CCEPTANCE OF BHTOT PASSPORTS.

1. WE AGREE TO THE LOW-KEY PUBLICITY LINE SUGGESTED.

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2. THE GOVERNOR WILL BE MENTIONING THE FACT THAT HER MAJESTY'S

GOVERNMENT HAS ALREADY BEGUN FORMAL APPROACHES TO THIRD COUNTRIES

IN A MAJOR EFFORT TO ENSURE INTERNATIONAL RECOGNITION OF THE NEW

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DOCUMENT' IN HKS OPENING ADDRESS AT THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ON

8 OCTOBER. WE DO NOT INTEND TO MAKE ANY OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS.

3. THE LOCAL NEWS MEDIA HAS, HOWEVER, BEEN MAINTAINING CONSIDERABLE INTEREST ON THE SUBJECT, IF RECENT UNTERVIEWS OF THE VISITING MPNISTER OF STATE OF THE HOME OFFICE, MR. WADDINGTON S ANYTHING TO GO BY. THEY COULD BE EXPECTED TO ASK FOR FURTHER DETAILS BUT WE WILL TRY TO MAINTAIN A LOW KEY APPROACH.

4. GRATEFUL TO KNOW THE EXACT COMMENCEMENT DATE OF THE CAMPAIGN.

YOUDE

HMLNAN 2632

HONG KONG AGREEMENT: NATIONALITY

LIMITED

HD/HKD

HD/FED

COPIES TO:

MR ROBERTS, NEWS DEPT MR FIFOOT, LEGAL ADVISERS

LEGAL ADVISERS

HD/NTD

RESEARCH D (MR WALKER)

DEP HD/PUSD

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PS/R RENTON

PS/PUS

SIR W HARDING MR WILSON

MR BARRINGTON

MR PLANT,

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

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