TNAG-2158-FCO40-3078-Hong-Kong-nationality-package-Chinese-views-1990 — Page 156

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FM FCO

TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG

TELNO 240

OF 261845Z JANUARY 90

CONFIDENTIAL

HKC3401

KC340/1

RECEIVED IN REGISTRY

12 FEB 1990

fou

DESK OFFICER

REGISTRY

INDEX

PA

Action Taken

INFO ROUTINE PEKING, UKREP JLQ HONG KONG-

(29)

(32

34

0573

MDHOAN 1938

YOUR TELNOS 334 AND 347: BASIC LAW: NATIONALITY REQUIREMENT FOR

LEGCO MEMBERS

1.

FOLLOWING REPORTS OF THE CANTON BLDC SUB-GROUP MEETING, WE HAD INTENDED TO GIVE YOU A FORMAL LEGAL VIEW ON THE CONSISTENCY OF THESE PROVISIONS WITH THE JD (FULLER THAN THAT CONTAINED IN MY TELNO 2485 OF 13 DECEMBER 1989). MIFT CONTAINS THIS VIEW IN ITS ENTIRETY. YOU MIGHT WISH TO CIRCULATE THIS TO EXCO OR INCORPORATE ELEMENTS OF IT INTO PARAGRAPH 4 OF YOUR NOTE.

2. IT FOLLOWS FROM THIS LEGAL ADVICE THAT WE AGREE WITH YOU THAT IN REVERTING TO THE CHINESE ON THIS MATTER, WE SHOULD BASE OURSELVES ON ARGUMENTS ABOUT THE PRACTICAL IMPLEMENTATION AND THE IMPACT ON CONFIDENCE, AND NOT ON THE QUESTION ON CONSISTENCY

WITH THE

JD.

HURD

YYYY

DISTRIBUTION

62

ΜΑΙΝ

59

.HONG KONG AGREEMENT

. (RESTRICTED)

LIMITED

HKD

HD/FED

RESEARCH (FE)

PUSD

NEWS D

PS/MR MAUDE

PS/LORD BRABAZON

MR GILLMORE

MR MCLAREN

MR BLATHERWICK

MR MOSS

ADDITIONAL

3

MR WHOMERSLEY LEGAL ADV

MS BARRETT LEGAL ADV

NNNY

PAGE

MR FIFOOT HKD

1

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