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INFO PRIORITY HONG KONG, UKREP JIGIHONG KONG
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MDHOAN 1419
FOR FIFOOT
BASIC LAW: LEGAL EXPERTS MEETING: CHINESE COMMENTS ON NATIONALITY PACKAGE
1. YOU WILL HAVE SEEN HONG KONG TELNOS 215 AND 239 ON PRESS REPORTS OF LU PING'S COMMENTS IN CANTON ABOUT THE NATIONALITY
PACKAGE AND ADDITIONAL RESTRICTIONS IN THE BASIC LAW ON HOLDING OF CERTAIN POSTS
2. PRESS REPORTS HAVE BEEN OBSCURE. IT WOULD BE HELPFUL IF YOU COULD, DURING YOUR MEETING ON 19 JANUARY, ASK SHAO ON AN INFORMAL BASIS ABOUT THE ACCURACY OF THESE REPORTS. YOU SHOULD NOT AT THIS STAGE MAKE ANY COMMENT. BUT OUR SEPARATE TELEGRAM OF TODAY'S DATE TO HONG KONG GIVES OUR OWN INITIAL REACTION TO THE
REPORTS.
3. IF POSSIBLE, REPLY DESKBY 190800Z IN TIME FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S OFFICE MEETING WOULD BE WELCOME
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