HKB 040/4
RECEIVED A
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27 FEB 1990
DESK
SECRETARY OF STATE'S STATEMENT ON HONG KONG, [1N JANUARY A
INDEX OF SUPPLEMENTAR IES
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CONSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT
- Why not take a decision now?
Will you simply fall in behind the Chinese?
Are you prepared to take a unilateral decision?
Should you not simply take the decision Hong Kong people want ie
20 seats?
Kowtowing to Chinese?
B.
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NATIONALITY
Will Nationality Package do the trick in restoring confidence? Current emigration figures.
Selective scheme will be divisive.
People determined to emigrate will leave anyway.
Relationship between 50,000 heads of household and the 225,000
figure?
- When will legislation be introduced?
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Selection criteria.
Position of non Chinese ethnic minorities.
Will spouses of expatriate British citizens in Hong Kong be granted citizenship?
Will the scheme include "vulnerables".
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- UK should take lead in mobilising international safet net.
- Will priority be given to employees of British compar es?
Your views on Chinese reaction to Nationality Package?
C.
VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE
Amnesty Report:
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Screening.
Quality of Interpretation.
Conditions in Camps.
Ennals/Raison Report:
Criticism of First Non-Voluntary Repatriation flight. Mandatory repatriation: general points.
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